The Big CHILL

An article in Today's Grauniad predicts sub zero temperatures for much of Britain this weekend. It will be worst in Scotland (as usual) but the least affected part of UK will be the North West.

Good news for Manchester.

But in another section we are told that male Mancunians have the lowest life expectancy of anywhere in England. For women it's Liverpool.

The article gives advice to older persons about keeping warm


Actually this is what they'll really be doing.

The article tells us that the 'Health PreventionAgency' has issued repeated advice to the over 65s to get a flu jab.

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Health Prevention Agency ???

Some may think this is just another of the Grauni's famous misprints.

I don't think so.

It's really a 'leak'. They've kept this agency secret for years but I spotted it a while ago.

Why pay out billions for pensions, bus passes and NHS hip replacements? A well organised 'Health Prevention' plan will be a key move in the goverment's strategy to beat the credit crunch.

Instead of the winter fuel allowance the 'Health Prevention Agency' will be providing meals on wheels ..........


...and a Christmas Bonus of 10 packs of Rothmans King Size.

You've heard of the Nanny state - but you didn't think it meant this Nanny


On website today - This article was amended on Thursday November 20 2008. The Health Prevention Agency that appeared above should have been the Health Protection Agency. This has been changed.

Oh Yeah!

KAZ