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Aug 2023
46m 37s

Shopping Under The Nanny State

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After Rishi Sunak delayed the ban on buy-one-get-one-free deals on fatty foods for two years, Matt takes stock of how much the nanny state is policing what we put in our shopping baskets and debates whether more government regulation could help solve the obesity crisis. 


Plus: Jane Merrick and Matthew Bell discuss the politics of milk, tougher sentencing for shoplifters and how cooking with your spouse can make or break your relationship.


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