Creating the super-nanny state
10:32 UK time, Friday, 18 May 2012
Whenever there is some incident of juvenile delinquency or youth crime, you hear the same refrain: "Well, I blame the parents." So should the state intervene in the upbringing of the nation's children, offering intensive support and advice to all parents?
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