Fat lot of good staying quiet
Fat. It’s a tiny word but hugely controversial.
Scotland’s chief nursing officer Professor Fiona McQueen, who dropped 7st, says we need to use the word to shock the 65 per cent of the country who are obese or overweight.
She said: “Fat is a horrible word but sometimes it’s the word d people need to hear.”
She’s right. We all know Scotland’s health record and rising levels of obesity cost the NHS millions.
Her example could even start in her own workplace – research last year at Napier University showed that 25.1 per cent of nurses in n England were obese. I’ve always been a little bit in love with Gillian Anderson. And as Special Agent Scully on The X-Files, she’s finally done the deed with Mulder. It’s only taken 25 years. The actress tweeted, “And then they had sex. Twice”, as episode three of the 11th season of What at supremo PR thought Scotland Traffic the gritter names to up giving during the were out it trucks that Did they think weather? and bad warm us feel all or might make Sir Andy Flurry because way? cuddly were on their Grittie McVittie to be our roads just want them Nope. We to call if we have my safe. And prefer g, I much of somethin daughter’ s slip old seven-year- they In my house, the tongue. be called will forever glitter trucks. the hit sci-fi show aired in the US on Wednesday.
When the show was rebooted, I feared this would happen.
The new X-Files has been getting mixed reviews and you get the impression that some TV executive couldn’t resist a potential ratings revival.
But for those old enough to remember, re I’ll say one word... Moonlighting. M At long last… Prince William has done the decent thing and shaved off his barnet.
Whether it was Kate who convinced him or the attention Harry and Meghan are getting, who cares?
Men, if you are going bald, anything other than a close shave doesn’t cut it.