Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Britain has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Western Europe. Hardly surprising given that every Labour Government and quite a few Tories since 1964 has encouraged fecklessness through their 'It's not your fault,' message. Margaret Thatcher was unpopular partially because she hinted that 'Maybe it is your fault.'
Well the other week, we had the news that some lad, Alfie, aged 13, (and looking about 9) had fathered a kid with a 15 year old girl. So now we are going to get a Government leaflet entitled 'Talking to your teenager about Sex and Relationships.'
Well, for a start that would not have helped young Alfie since the lad was actually 12 (which is not a teenager by my definition) when he knocked her up. Too late for the Alfies then.
(As an aside I note that the mother in all this was named as Chantelle. Says it all doesn't it? Cursed by name from birth.)
The key message coming from this Government drivel is that parents should not impart their own values on the kids but encourage them to form their own values. Sounds good doesn't it but what if the kids' own values develop a taste for rape, murder, theft, grievous bodily harm etc. ? Are we to put them right on those things or do we pat them on the head and congratulate them for evolving into independent human beings?
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