The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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It’s been difficult to take Westminster’s recent discovery of the ‘commercialisation of childhood’ seriously. Since politicians’ unswerving devotion to economic growth over the last 20 years has encouraged the commercialisation of everything — childhood included — the sudden indignation about the evils of junk food and Bratz dolls has a rather hollow ring.
The price of one’s wry smile, however, is a nation of increasingly unstable chil…
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