Anthea’s been savaged ... for telling the truth

ANTHEA Turner has been savaged after she tweeted a cartoon of a large woman in a wheelchair eating McDonald’s berating a slimmer woman for not wearing a mask. She later apologised, but too late: the entire internet had already accused her of fat-shaming.

It wasn’t the kindest of sentiments. But there is an uncomfortable truth here that should not be swept aside. The NHS does not exist to pick up the pieces of our poor lifestyle choices. And just as wearing a mask helps protect others against catching Covid, and so lessens the burden on the NHS, doing whatever we can to stay fit and healthy also helps free-up resources.

Britain has a serious obesity epidemic; we need open, honest and measured debate about how to tackle it.