Blackburn does have a lot of takeaways on certain stretches of the town. But whose fault is this? And how did we become so reliant on deliveries?

Some of us like to blame the council or the business owners. The council are likely to give planning permission if there are already takeaways on the same stretch.

The business owner is simply meeting demand.

The blame then must surely lie with the customer. If people decided to cook meals at home then why would one need to hurry to the nearest takeaway four times a week?

Much like the issue of littering outside takeaways, it is the customer who has discarded the packet even though he or she was given an opportunity to take the rubbish home with them or put it in the bin.

You can’t blame the person who sold them the product.

I remember having my first slice of pizza when I was 19 years-old and only had the odd kebab roll before then.

The takeaway was a special treat.

No more.

I admit I have my favourites and do like a good takeaway every so often. Even then it is a weekly order and never do have I have it delivered. That is the height of laziness I say.

I know people who eat out at least four times a week. I was speaking to one takeaway owner who told me people had him on speed dial.

Some people lived less than a hundred yards away from the takeaway but still ordered online and had the food delivered. They even pay the premium delivery charge as they are on the bigger more famous food apps.

These are not people who whatever reason can’t physically leave the house. They just don't want to walk down the road as ‘it’s a bit cold’.

We are in an age of convenience. We don’t want to leave home to eat, to shop or even to work. It is far easier to stay at home and let the world come to us.

Aliens may well be watching us slowly evolve into these completely immobile species that does not leave the house.

We get told of all these nonsense threats to our existence from the ‘axis of evil’. All anyone really has to do is takeaway our phones and switch the w-fi off and we will be sitting ducks.