Quote of the week

Nursery World, 8 July 2004

'Children reared to see fists as mightier than words are destined to inherit Britain's traditional tolerance of violence, making us famous for football hooligans and a greater appetite than most for fighting wars.' Polly Toynbee in the Guardian on proposals in the Children Bill to limit the right of parents to smack their children

'Children reared to see fists as mightier than words are destined to inherit Britain's traditional tolerance of violence, making us famous for football hooligans and a greater appetite than most for fighting wars.' Polly Toynbee in the Guardian on proposals in the Children Bill to limit...

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