All-in or left out?
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All-in or left out?
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Tony Blair recently welcomed the idea of merging schools, libraries and gyms and having all-purpose, bright and airy shared community enterprises.
Unfortunately, middle-Englanders don’t share his enthusiasm. Middle-aged and cautious, the population that has “become fearful of children” - as the Institute for Public Policy Research pointed out last week - does not want them despoiling the serene bookshelves of their libraries.
They have a point if, as they assert, the reforms are just about cost-cutting and would leave children vulnerable to abuse. But isn’t there a danger that Britain’s already ostracised youth will feel more alienated than ever?
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