Decline and Fall of English Civilisation (part 15)

nuts.jpgHoorah for Shadow Education Secretary Michael Gove who will today announce what the REAL reason for the decline in standards in the UK is.

It's not knife crime, drugs, booze or violent video games. No, it's lad mags...

Oh yes, that hotbed of political activism, "Nuts" is to be blamed for relationship breakdowns and fatherless children. According to the BBC, part of Gove's speech states:

"Titles such as Nuts and Zoo paint a picture of women as permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available.

"We should ask those who make profits out of revelling in, or encouraging, selfish irresponsibility among young men what they think they're doing.

"They celebrate thrill-seeking and instant gratification without ever allowing any thought of responsibility towards others, or commitment, to intrude."

So, in a country where responsibility for one's actions is a mere afterthought, where the police can't keep on top of drug crime and where teenage knifings are an almost daily occurence, a weekly rag with a few tits and bums is the root cause of all our ills.

When this is the opinion of our elected representatives, if there any wonder Britain is screwed?

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by crussell published on August 4, 2008 9:12 AM.

15 minutes of fame ... was the previous entry in this blog.

... and this week's award ... is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Pages

Powered by Movable Type 4.25