The Government is under fire for not doing enough to tackle obesity. A report from the National Audit Office, Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission says it’s far from clear that initiatives under way will make a difference.

Talk about passing the buck. We’re binge eating and drinking our way to an early grave. And most people’s idea of exercise is walking to the fridge to get another beer. No wonder our children are straining our scales.

What difference can the Government make, unless we let them storm our homes to confiscate our Budvars and burgers? Yes, let’s get Jamie Oliver to reform school meals. We must stop the sale of school playing fields. But we can’t surrender responsibilty for our own bodies to ministers. The buck stops with us.