We at the People’s Republic enjoy a violent movie as much as the next person. Indeed, we were probably the only people in the entire world complaining that Eli Roth’s Hostel wasn’t gory enough.
Nevertheless, we have a certain amount of sympathy for the region’s teachers, who have issued a call to local MPs to join them in condemnation of what they see as the media’s growing obsession with violence.
The last month has been dominated by the parliamentary debate about welfare reform, and it has been tempting to see this as – finally – a big and public debate about poverty.
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Teachers fret
By PRSD, on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
We at the People’s Republic enjoy a violent movie as much as the next person. Indeed, we were probably the only people in the entire world complaining that
Eli Roth’s Hostel wasn’t gory enough.
Nevertheless, we have a certain amount of sympathy for the region’s teachers, who have issued a call to local MPs to join them in condemnation of what they see as the media’s growing obsession with violence.
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