Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
A comment I find strange on here is "the dumbed down generation".
Whoever said that can't have spent much time recently with the younger generations, ive been working with school kids, uni students and recent graduates recently and without exception I've found them to be remarkably bright, articulate, confident and personable.
When I think back to how I was at their age they put me to shame.
It seems that every generation gets put down by their predecessors who remember halcyon days and the world being a better place.
Refreshingly, it was interesting to hear Alan Johnson (a former postman, union boss and Home Secretary) being interviewed on Radio 4 yesterday when he stated that the fifties wasn't the peaceful heaven for him but which others go on about.

Anyway, whatever your politics or age it is a really interesting interview on several levels:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0007bjb