Opinion: Thinking outside the box

A report by the National Consumer Council adds another nail to television's coffin. It is well titled: 'Watching, wanting and well-being: exploring the links'. Along with similar research from other countries, it demonstrates that the more a child watches television, the more materialistic he or she becomes. Capitalists may applaud this, but it also means these children have a correspondingly low level of self-esteem and low opinion of their parents. The latter might be because their parents have been too wet to stop them watching television. Children who have a low...