A National Disgrace
‘STOP press. The Citizen Audit has just been published. Never heard of it? Neither have we, but then we dont frequent the corridors of power, where this sort of thing is considered pretty important.
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The survey is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, and the Telegraph reports that in the course of studying 12,000 people in 101 local authority areas, it has arrived at a template for the model citizen.
She is a middle-aged woman in a managerial or professional occupation, remained in full-time education until at least the age of 19, and is a selective television watcher.
Bad citizens, on the other hand, have no respect for the law and do not want to be involved in society. You know the sort who didnt vote for Tony Blair and never wash behind their ears.
Prof Patrick Seyd, who co-led the project is worried by this growing disaffected group. He believes they could be prey to the attentions of populist politicians.
And that would be terrible, wouldnt it, children?’
Posted: 28th, August 2003 | In: Broadsheets Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
