Published Date:
11 May 2006
By GILLIAN GLOVER
IT IS becoming increasingly difficult to connect the two faces of Britain - and I'm not referring to John Prescott's off-diary activities. This week saw the UK declared the yob capital of Europe. I can't say I recall any broadcast footage of the competition (will the Italian team now present their menacing hand- gestures and broken bottles? Thank you. The next heat will be seven-a-side brawling).
But any lingering doubts I may have harboured about our national superiority in matters yobbish were dispersed by a Channel 4 documentary concerning 15-year-old girls on the point of expulsion from school. While various adults made concerned noises, ...
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Last Updated:
10 May 2006 8:30 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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