I am sorry for them but if they stopped breeding if they could not support their offspring and practised birth control the problem would go away. The Roman Catholic Church has a lot to answer for this as well.(God rot them)

I agree with Meddle and as an old fart of 69 and seen some one close die of anorexia I feel insulted by Jon Greens statement.

I suppose his answer to all mental illness is pull yourself together stop shirking and get on with things!

Jim,Once you cut through all this commercialism crap Christmas is one friggin day. A lot of people are lonely,argue with the family,spend to much on stuff they have had to buy and is probably wrong anyway. Get in your car and get out into the country and enjoy the scenery. I have been their and done that it clears your head of all outside pressures. If you have six foot of snow my suggestion will be a non starter.

Geoff, Perhaps every forum was a little over the top. Still if most were deleted and a quiet word from a mod by PM would have sufficed. An official warning I feel was a little OTT. Still you got your message out!

Bruce are you on Metformin and Simvastatin? Last night on the BBC News another ill informed piece about statins. Yes taking them to correct a bad diet is wrong.eat healthy. No mention though about diabetics who actually need them. I hope those that rely on them to actually stay alive do not give them up.

My Wife suffers from type 2 diabetes. She is not overweight it is age related but she does have a sweet tooth. Can you imagine all the advertising that is thrust at her at this time of year knowing that about 99% is something she is not allowed to eat. I follow her diet as well as it would not be very nice to tuck into Christmas pudding with brandy butter and cream in front of her. Those fat munters out there that are taken in by this then seem to expect as a right a gastric band or similar on the NHS because they are weak willed gluttons. To me they are no better than those who end up in hospital because of smoking ,drinking or drugs. I would let them die unless they change their ways and reduce the burden on the NHS. I feel that advertising has a lot to answer for and much tighter regulation on things such as suger,salt and fats in ready made products should be introduced. If they want this sort of food let them make it or charge them through their piggy nose to buy it in taxation.

As for packaging it is now at ridiculous levels. One banana in a plastic container and then placed in a bag at the till in a filling station £1,00. Hello folks it has a ready made container it is called a skin!

Come to Scotland!

What and get a free chip on my shoulder? Bad enough in Bristol when a Lady was screaming at a cashier for being charged 10p in B&Q for one for £3.00 of screws that would fit in her handbag!

In the new age of “education,education,education” remember that being spouted by Blair we have vast numbers of children attending University. I have come across many examples on various forums that are unable to spell or concoct a sentence that makes sense. They leave with a degree and a large debt and wonder why they can’t find employment to match their expectations.

You can pick holes in my English if you like also my spelling(I never use a spell check so I may get some words wrong).

In my defence I left a comprehensive school at sixteen with one GCE in art. I made my way in life by presenting well and working hard no mater how lowly my position.In hindsight if I had worked harder at school maybe I might have done better but I noticed that during my career I held senior positions to grammar school boys and graduates.

Don’t write all comprehensive school children of as some sort of underclass many will surprise you Lord Sugar for one.