To be fair, and bearing in mind the duty of openness and candour, it is sometimes difficult to articulate how a complicated system, one that I am involved in in a small way rather than perform, works without contradicting information that is labelled official. I have also indicated my own involvement in moving responsibilities around in the bonfire of the quangos, as the government eloquently called it. What I cannot do is speak of the detail.

I can speak of the outcome though. Legislation that has removed the body Keith speaks of from existence. The collating of health statistics and commentary on possible implications has been taken on by another body, as has the health protection part. But neither the former nor the existing body is definitive when it comes to informing the public health agenda for regional delivery of care. If it were, there would be no need for public health professional input into commissioning of services. There are already too many London solutions for national issues as it is in healthcare without the sensitive area of sexual health being trivialised.

In short, Keith refers to accurateish numbers. The conclusions he and his friend Akenhateon quote however Do not reflect the reality on the ground. At least not in England. I wish, in a weird way, they did. One demographic is easier to engage with than myriad. But it isn't the fault of gays this time. Sorry and all that, but like Hitler was wrong to blame the Jews, rabid right wing bigots are wrong to blame the gays and "liberals."

Keith either purposely or inadvertently feeds their odious agenda.