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Sausage sizzle saboteurs shamed at the 2018 Nanny Awards

14 December 2018

12:25 PM

14 December 2018

12:25 PM

We’re facing a global paternalistic tide, and nothing is out of bounds.  France has banned free re-fills of sugary drinks, while the UK introduced a tax on them. Scotland, Scotland of all places, now has a minimum price for alcohol, and happy hours are illegal in Finnish pubs.

And here in Australia, there is no shortage of paternalism, as evidenced by the crop of contenders in the Centre for Independent Studies 2018 Nannies ¾ the nanny state awards recognising the most absurd, irrational, and farcical attempts to mind the private business of citizens.

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