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I don't like the "it's a tax on poor people" argument, if you reverse it it implies that you're okay with those without a lot of money being economically encouraged to have a terrible diet. And one of the worst things for sugar and obesity isn't even food, it's fizzy drinks. The healthy alternative to that doesn't cost much at all, you get it out of the tap.
Alan Johnson was bang on, as ever.
Sugary drinks are definitely a good target, but fruit juice is just as bad.