Hartlepool Post Forum

I'm at a loss to understand why Hartlepool is in the bottom or top 10% of theses statistics, is it the 'nanny state' syndrome were people expect everything and blame everyone for their circumstances.

There are countless reasons / excuses for human excesses, it's never the fault of drug users, alcohol abusers, smokers or parents who seem to be unable to look after and feed their children, what happened to personal responsibility and self respect.

There are obviously lots of people / families who are suffering from deprivation in one way or another and those who find themselves in that position should be the responsibility of the social system.

I expect there will be a plethora of reasons put forward for the report in the above link and all of the other regular statistical reports, I suspect most of them will be aimed at debunking my opinions.

Until HBC and other Councils stop granting permission for more takeaways, then imo, the 'unhealthy food' problem will just get worse, leading to more untimely deaths due to heart disease.
 

Then the people who whinge about work-shy layabouts will start shouting about the nanny state. Everybody is keen for other people to do the 'right thing' but not so keen doing it themselves

I cook regularly, almost everyday, and I'm pretty good at it too.

We have a freezer full of homecooked, healthy and unprocessed food, however once in a while it's nice to just be able to order in a takeaway and eat something without putting any effort in. Quite often I feel a bit ropey the next day, so this is something that happens once a month, often less

The detail is not the key it is the trend. If the same rules apply for each 'measure' then the decrease is real.

   Drug deaths among the young are at an all time high in Teesside so the lifespan becomes shorter.

Suppose that would skew the statistics.