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‘To smack or not to smack is not the question. We owe it to children to set boundaries’
Outlawing all physical punishment of children – with no exemptions – will not make children safer, says Claire Fox
24 October 2017
The kids aren’t all right: the rise of the snowflake
Have we created a prevailing culture of easily taken offence, or is ‘Generation Snowflake’ a myth that does young people a disservice? Here, two respected voices argue the issue. First up, Claire Fox laments the next generation’s swiftly fading resilience
23 June 2017
We cannot let liberalism silence free speech
When the government stepped in to stop a controversial journalist talking at his former school, it exposed the double standards of some ‘progressive’ thinkers
16 December 2016
‘A liberal arts education is threatened by students’ narcissistic views about what is relevant’
The recent decision to axe art-history A level shows how some subjects are struggling to survive amid an obsession with social mobility and employability, writes the director of the Institute of Ideas
21 October 2016
‘A generation endlessly resitting exams until they pass thinks you can revolt until the stupid wrinklies vote the correct way’
Any teachers tempted to endorse a generation-war approach to the referendum result should step back. Young people need to take the reins, rather than complain, says the director of the Institute of Ideas
29 June 2016
‘If adults criticise the views of the young, they are accused of jeopardising their mental health’
Those who refute talk of a mental-health crisis among the young are accused of callous indifference. But we shouldn’t see everything through the lens of psychological harm, says the director of the Institute of Ideas
20 June 2016
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