Spoilsports Of The Week (3)

It is heartening to see that the spirit of puritanism is alive and well north of the border. In a drive to reduce the levels of unhealthy foods children consume and to tackle obesity in children, culminating in the Setting The Table report, the Scottish government have announced a series of measures that will come into effect at the start of the 2025/26 academic year.

Children attending nurseries will find that juice, certain types of bread, and cakes and other forms of sugary treats have been removed from their diet. Included in the restriction is the birthday cake with a recommendation that children’s birthdays should be celebrated with activities not involving food.

I wonder how that will go down.