June 02, 2003

From the land of George Orwell:

Smokers and overweight people will be asked to sign contracts with their doctors to agree a programme to quit smoking and lose weight under radical plans being drawn up by the [British] government .. In an attempt to remind people of their own responsibilities the health secretary, Alan Millburn, is examining plans for patients and doctors to agree a formal programme of treatment.

More on "self-responsibility" as imagined by the British Labor party here.

Posted by Greg Ransom