Why Katie Hopkins is wrong about the sugar tax and why Jamie Oliver is right

It is the time for people to set goals for the New Year.  Mine is that I intend to lose weight, something I decided before I realised that my belt this morning was tighter than normal.  Many people across the country, like me, need to get fitter.  Diet is a big part to play with this, this being changing eating habits to healthy eating habits that are sustainable.  There are loads of fad diets out there to help with weight loss, but they tend not to look at the unhealthy eating that made weight increase in the first place.

Katie Hopkins recently has said in an article, that the Sugar Tax as recommended by so many, including Jamie Oliver is not the way forwards.  I disagree with those who are against taxation on unhealthy eating.  There are arguments that such a tax would hit the poorest the most, but life expectancy amongst them is lower than with those better off.  I am sure that David Cameron would not have allowed the food lobby to sway the decision on not bringing in a sugar tax, but since that decision was made, it has been shown that the bag tax in England has resulted in less bags being used.  And guess what, the poor are hit by that tax the most.

If a bag tax results in less plastic bags being used, it stands to reason that a sugar tax and even a fat tax can bring about changes in eating habits.