The View from Cullingworth

Cullingworth nestles in Yorkshire's wonderful South Pennines where I once was the local councillor. These are my views - on politics, food, beer and the stupidity of those who want to tell me what to think or do. And a little on mushrooms.

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Monday, 15 July 2019

How to use misleading statistics in a bid for government funding - the LGA and public health at their finest

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Terrible: Council chiefs have warned of a ‘childhood obesity crisis’ as new figures reveal that the number of young people being treated fo...

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Why has diabetes increased? The answer may be economics rather than lifestyle

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**** Over the last couple of days we've seen reports that the numbers of diagnoses for diabetes in the UK has risen by 60% over the la...

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012

In which George Monbiot lets his dislike of fat poor people - and their food choices - get the better of his grasp of facts

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OK let’s start with George Monbiot’s assertion that Alzheimer’s Disease is just another form of diabetes (although what seems to be ...

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Friday, 10 August 2012

People who live on the streets more likely to be smokers (and other unsuprising facts)

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**** Mind you this doesn't stop homelessness charity Thames Reach from getting all hot and bothered about the fact: More needs to...

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Friday, 30 December 2011

Sorry Tim but every day's a feast day in our house!

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For lots of trendy foodie types – the locavores and such – Tim Lang is the man. This Professor churns out media friendly material that is...

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