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David Cameron has unveiled a tough new stance by declaring people who are fat, poor or addicted to drugs could only have themselves to blame. The Tory leader, in an obvious shift of approach, claimed society had become too sensitive and scared to speak out about what was right or wrong, good or bad. Speaking out against this 'moral neutrality', he called for a return to plain-speaking and took his own advice by stating people's social ills were often the result of their own actions. 'We talk about people being at risk of obesity instead of talking about people who eat too much and take too little exercise,' he said. 'We talk about people being at risk of poverty, or social exclusion: it's as if these things - obesity, alcohol abuse, drug addiction - are purely external events like a plague or bad weather. 'Of course,... [read full story]
