Each week, Ben Hopkinson looks back at what’s happened the past 7 days and what was trending on Twitter with the Maritime Hashtag Minute. This week’s #MaritimeHashtagMinute was #Porridge after it was announced that Starmer’s Labour are to pass a law to stop junk food being advertised before the 9pm watershed. The outcry is that porridge should not be banned. View the Tweets below:
The law that comes into force next October to tackle childhood obesity also bans ads for products traditionally seen as healthy including muesli and porridge ⬇️https://t.co/dZRnIu9w3d
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) December 3, 2024
So we can drink #milk with #Bovaer added but my god kids MUST not eat #porridge! The government have totally lost the plot I’m sure sweeten porridge is better than junk food 😥 pic.twitter.com/g5FNmCBuBr
— rattycastle (@rattycastle) December 3, 2024
Surely not? If it’s just proper porridge oats then this is an absolute joke. I appreciate there may be brands pre loaded with sugar (but I still don’t think I it’s that bad) but healthy locally grown produce full of nutrients, protein and naturally gluten free- oh yeah and… https://t.co/oM2vnCxZU5
— Ben Aveling- Radmore Farm (@Radmore_farm) December 3, 2024
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