This is part of a comment left on a Public Health England blog -
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The evidence suggests that access/affordability of healthy food impacts on an individuals dietary choices and access to safe places to exercise will impact on exercise choices this presentation of information can lead to victim blaming on an individual basis and offers policy makers an excuse to ignore the contexts in which people live
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https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2017/07/13/10-facts-that-sum-up-our-nations-health-in-2017/#comment-136326
Which is an analysis which relates to Glasgow SNP's apparent intentions (quotes from up thread) -
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With more than half of people in Glasgow not having access to a car, Susan Aitken said more resources should be targeted at walking and cycling
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CYCLE infrastructure risks exacerbating health inequalities in Glasgow unless more effort is made to target routes and bicycle hire schemes to the most deprived communities, public health experts have warned.
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Reminds me of something I wrote 7 years ago on Edinburgh's ATAP
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I was at one of the 'stakeholder events' that 'informed' the current draft. The most interesting thing was the clear evidence of very different views within the council about priorities.
Specifically a split between the idea that more money/effort should be put into areas where people already cycle - notably the city centre or places where cycling is less common.
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http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=986#post-9060
I wonder if SNP councillors will manage to have any influence on SG.