Health

“Moving towards a plant-based food system is clearly one of the biggest impacts we can have , but I think people forget it’s a personal health issue too," one medical professional has said.

"So Gillian Keegan doesn’t know how many have left but can absolutely guarantee all the vacancies have been filled... how does that work?" one person asked.

The blow for the over-60s comes amid increases in National Insurance, energy bill costs, income tax, rail fares and council tax.

The Centre for Food Policy isn’t the first institution to tell the UK government there is something deeply flawed in how British society approaches nutrition and the obesity epidemic.

“Because skirting round European restrictions and looking for loopholes to enable entirely unnecessary travel in the middle of a pandemic is totally the right thing to do," one person has said.

"When you remember people who sat on some tarmac and caused inconvenience were sent to prison at the speed of light, it’s sort of astonishing Piers Corbyn is still out and about."

Franz Hörl, of local opposition People's Party, said he had no problem with tougher rules for countries such as Britain, labelled "virus variant areas".

The UK’s new proposed drugs policy, which includes a draconian proposal to take away the passports or driving licenses of “lifestyle” drug users, has been met with alarm.

"Keep the change, ya filthy virus", one person reacted.