How Britain is Ruined By its Children. In 'Spoilt Rotten', well-known social commentator Theodore Dalrymple grinds his axe at our child-centric culture where children have become the yardstick of everything we do - safe driving, education, taking of responsibility (none), sentimentality (everywhere). In this forensic polemic of maudlin popular culture from X-factor to Super Nannies, Dalrymple wields his scalpel at all the modern sacred cows. Children will be speechless, for once, and parents will hang their heads in shame!
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Theodore Dalrymple writes frequently for the Independent, Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and the Spectator (where he had a column). His latest book is Litter (2011).
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