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Originally Posted by garinda
Corporal punishment in state schools was outlawed by Parliament with effect from 1987.
I believe a Mrs Thatcher was in charge at the time.
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Esther Ranson was the one I had in mind, but I guess it's easy to point the finger at any past decisions which have proved to be counteractive in so many ways, irrespective of whosoever made them. Bending over backwards to accomodate teenage mothers who went on to breed with any Tom, Dick or Harry that took her fancy is another oft-quoted niggle. The whole of society will need to take several steps backwards if we are to counteract the many ills that assail us when we are clearly in too weak a position economically to properly deal with them. There are already grumbles from overseas re the wisdom of sending teams to the 2012 Olympics.