London Mayor Boris Johnson said, “A European Union ruling that overweight people can be classed as disabled is totally and utterly ridiculous and insults those with genuine disabilities”. It comes after Europe’s highest court has ruled obesity “can constitute a disability” for the purposes of European Union equality at work legislation. The judgment means British companies will be required to treat obese workers as “disabled”, providing them with larger seats, special parking spaces and other facilities. According to an extensive survey conducted by the US National Centre for Health Statistics, being a bit overweight is good but of course it all depends on one’s definition of overweight. Nigel Farage, the UK Independence Party leader, also criticised the ruling, saying: “It’s difficult to argue overweight people should be classed as disabled. There are occasions, but obesity in general isn’t a disability.” More and more Britons are publicly attacking the controversial EU decision.