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Keir Starmer announces plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Keir Starmer has said he is “up for the fight” of defending the “nanny state” as he announced plans to improve child health under a Labour government, including supervised toothbrushing in schools.

The Labour leader said that children were “probably the biggest casualty” of the Tories’ sticking-plaster approach to politics over the past 14 years, adding that, if the government were a parent, they could be charged with neglect.

“I know that we need to take on this question of the nanny state,” he told reporters. “The moment you do anything on child health, people say ‘you’re going down the road of the nanny state.’ We want to have that fight.”

Ahead of a visit to a children’s hospital, Starmer criticised the Tories’ record on child health. “They’re probably the biggest casualty of sticking-plaster politics in the last 14 years,” he said. “Frankly, if parents had treated children as badly as the UK government has, they would probably be charged with neglect. It’s that bad.”

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

the number one reason for young children being admitted to hospital is to extract rotten teeth

that's sad. A kid's smile is a huge part of their identity. Rotten teeth are fairly simple to prevent for many children. I support giving children a free toothbrush, maybe some toothpaste, teaching them healthy brushing habits. It's hard to comprehend someone claiming teaching dental hygiene is nanny state.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I was about to say this sounds like bullshit, but if parental supervision and guidance on toothbrushing has become so bad, this might be a good idea, aye.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Their diets have become trash, literally.

[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

Teaching kids how to brush is not the same as daily supervised brushing.