Month: November 2012

Kids Painting In Art Class Classified As Risky Activity

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Kids Painting In Art Class Classified As Risky Activity




The Courier Mail Reports: PRINCIPALS say children are becoming too frightened “to have a go at things” as teachers are forced to do risk assessments for activities including painting and drawing… Tiggy, handstands and running on bitumen have all been banned in some schoolyards over the past few years. State schools now keep a Curriculum Activity Register recording all approved high and extreme-risk activities and some medium ones. In one of the 134 Curriculum Activity Risk Assessments (CARA), painting and drawing is considered as dangerous as ice skating. Teachers are told the…




Denmark to scrap world’s first fat tax

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Denmark to scrap world’s first fat tax




Denmark to scrap world’s first fat tax – ABC News: Denmark says it will scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes’ eating habits. “The fat tax and the extension of the chocolate tax – the so-called sugar tax – has been criticised for increasing prices for consumers, increasing companies’ administrative costs and putting Danish jobs at risk,” the Danish tax ministry said in a statement. “At the same time it is believed…




Strange but true: ‘alien health and safety’ fears stop BBC broadcasting sounds of newly discovered planet

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Strange but true: ‘alien health and safety’ fears stop BBC broadcasting sounds of newly discovered planet




You just can’t make this up. The UK Independent reports: BBC bosses told Professor Brian Cox he could not attempt to listen to a newly discovered planet on TV show Stargazing Live in case aliens breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines, the presenter has claimed. The planet, Threapleton Holmes B, was discovered by amateur stargazers during a project publicised on the BBC2 show. … “The BBC actually said, ‘But you can’t do that because we need to go through the regulations and health and safety and everything in case we discover a signal…




Sydney TV Opportunity: “Fat Tax” Discussion

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Sydney TV Opportunity: “Fat Tax” Discussion




We’ve been asked to pass on this message to our supporters from the producers of Can of Worms. If you live in Sydney, and have something to say, you should contact the producers to take part! Can of Worms, Channel Ten’s weekly studio based entertainment show where guests tackle a range of curly questions, are looking for people with strong opinions and personal stories to contribute to the audience segment on this week’s show in Sydney – we’re talking about a junk food tax and whether it’s a good idea.   Anyone…




Coming Soon: “Graphic Health Warnings” For Food

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Coming Soon: “Graphic Health Warnings” For Food




We were consistently told – time and time again – by our nanny state industry that there is no slippery slope, that what occurs for tobacco would never occur for food etc. So of course, this story from Canada surely mustn’t be part of any international trend: “According to Toronto’s Globe and Mail, doctors in Ontario say so-called “junk food” needs graphic warning labels, just like tobacco…” (h/t Daily Maverick)