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Alleged writer and Crikey politics editor. These days mainly here for the greyhounds.

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crikey.com.au
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    Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 1 Apr 2016

    Bernard Keane Retweeted ABC The Drum

    Left-wing nanny state bullshit.https://twitter.com/ABCthedrum/status/715792405585403904 …

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    ABC The DrumVerified account @ABCthedrum
    .@SharriMarkson supports the UK's #sugartax: "I think it's far too easy for families to buy really cheap food, generally fast food" #TheDrum
    12:37 AM - 1 Apr 2016
    • 9 Retweets
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    • Nick Musgrave Derek Chung Mr Jim McAlpine David Johnson Keith Jackson AM Melinda Hildebrandt 🔴⚪️🔵 Voting YES Dr Di Jennifer Newbould
    21 replies 9 retweets 7 likes
      1. Gary FitzGerald‏ @gjfitzgerald 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @BernardKeane all it is the gov fighting the imbalance in marketing why shouldn't it! We limit all sorts of poisons @ABCthedrum

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 2 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson It's CHEAPER to eat home made food, not processed food, junk food. Fresh fruit and veg, pulses.

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      1. terry vogel‏ @199vogel 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane how would she know living off daddy the leach

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson Children in poorer families are more likely to be obese, consequences are life long. #health

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson Soft drinks are a MASSIVELY cause of childhood obesity, as is inactivity. Fat kids do suffer. . .

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson "Nanny state" is term favoured by big food, big tobacco, big soft drink etc when tax is raised.

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson Fine to whine about nanny state - health system is paying out billions for obesity complications.

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      1.  🌈Elisabeth Meehan 🌈‏ @MeehanElisabeth 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson So called "nanny state " picks up the tab for all obesity related diabetes, hips, knees, strokes

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      1. Bradley Hunter‏ @Bradley_Saint_B 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @Forthleft2 I thought it sounded like right-wing nanny state bullshit... Tomato/tomato potato/potato... It's a Tory policy.

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      1. Lee‏ @pommylee 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane I'm sympathetic to your nanny state bullshit critique btw

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      1. Lee‏ @pommylee 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane once (correctly in my view) Healthcare costs were used 2 justify Tobacco taxes didnt that open the door 2 sugar tax argument?

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      1. Darren Lewin-Hill‏ @NorthcoteWalker 1 Apr 2016
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        .@BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson And what do public health experts say, or are they to be ignored? #thedrum

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      1. D5vid Chalmers‏ @ActualChalmers 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane vacuuous right wing drivel, Bernard. Address the fucking argument.

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      1. kokolopa‏ @kokolopa 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane @ABCthedrum @SharriMarkson I would have thought it cheaper for manufacturers to leave salt, sugar out, inc profits?

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      1. Soula Papadopoulos‏ @SoulaPapadopo 1 Apr 2016
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        @BernardKeane Let them not eat cake.

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      2. Terrence "Cheddar" Chester non-bot I think 4 I em‏ @udderrunner 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BernardKeane

        @BernardKeane best the mulinationals keep getting richer putting sugar & cornsyrup into food killing ppl, just like cigs,sports drinks to...

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      3. Terrence "Cheddar" Chester non-bot I think 4 I em‏ @udderrunner 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @udderrunner

        @BernardKeane healthbars,all with high sugar/cornsyrup content,ppl don't know how much sugar/cornsyrup they are consuming,in tined foods,

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      4. Terrence "Cheddar" Chester non-bot I think 4 I em‏ @udderrunner 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @udderrunner

        @BernardKeane in the USA 16% sugar in bread, in Oz its about 3%,buy tinned fish,has sugar in it,some packaging have two listing of sugar

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      5. Terrence "Cheddar" Chester non-bot I think 4 I em‏ @udderrunner 1 Apr 2016
        Replying to @udderrunner

        @BernardKeane using different discriptions, still sugar & more then what a consumer is led to believe

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