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| Joanna Lumley labels British children's morals 'slack' | Joanna Lumley labels British children's morals 'slack' |
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| Actress Joanna Lumley has claimed that British children are being brought up with "slack" morals. | Actress Joanna Lumley has claimed that British children are being brought up with "slack" morals. |
| The 64-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star said the younger generation needed to be given "hearty pursuits" like building camps or working on farms. | The 64-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star said the younger generation needed to be given "hearty pursuits" like building camps or working on farms. |
| She also bemoaned a lack of respect for education in Britain and said children should be given more responsibilities. | She also bemoaned a lack of respect for education in Britain and said children should be given more responsibilities. |
| Lumley made the comments in an interview with the Radio Times. | Lumley made the comments in an interview with the Radio Times. |
| "We are very slack with our moral codes for children these days. Nowadays, children find it laughably amusing to shoplift and steal. | "We are very slack with our moral codes for children these days. Nowadays, children find it laughably amusing to shoplift and steal. |
| "We smile when they download information from the internet and lazily present it as their own work. We allow them to bunk off school and bring in sick notes," she said. | "We smile when they download information from the internet and lazily present it as their own work. We allow them to bunk off school and bring in sick notes," she said. |
| She also said: "There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. | She also said: "There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. |
| "I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter." | "I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter." |
| She also recalled "quite small children take on huge responsibilities" while making programmes around the world. | She also recalled "quite small children take on huge responsibilities" while making programmes around the world. |
| She added: "In Ethiopia... you might find a seven-year-old expected to take 15 goats out into the fields for the whole day with only a chapati to eat and his whistle. | She added: "In Ethiopia... you might find a seven-year-old expected to take 15 goats out into the fields for the whole day with only a chapati to eat and his whistle. |
| "Why are we so afraid to give our children responsibilities like this? | "Why are we so afraid to give our children responsibilities like this? |
| "I think laptops should be banned from schools. Until you can prove you can add up on your fingers or think independently in your head, you have learnt nothing," she added. | "I think laptops should be banned from schools. Until you can prove you can add up on your fingers or think independently in your head, you have learnt nothing," she added. |
| Farm work | Farm work |
| The actress, who is narrating Enid Blyton tale The Cheat on Radio 4, said: "I think we're leading our children into a false paradise. We're not teaching them how to apply themselves and be present, how to accomplish a job and finish it, how to learn other languages and actually achieve a trade. | The actress, who is narrating Enid Blyton tale The Cheat on Radio 4, said: "I think we're leading our children into a false paradise. We're not teaching them how to apply themselves and be present, how to accomplish a job and finish it, how to learn other languages and actually achieve a trade. |
| "What are we doing with our education policies? Running from one side to the other, with no notion of where we are going." | "What are we doing with our education policies? Running from one side to the other, with no notion of where we are going." |
| The actress, who famously took on Gordon Brown's government to allow all Gurkhas the right to settle in the UK, added: "We have taken our foot off the education pedal, and I don't think it makes anyone happy. We don't respect education. Not at all. Not like in Africa or China, where it is hugely respected. | The actress, who famously took on Gordon Brown's government to allow all Gurkhas the right to settle in the UK, added: "We have taken our foot off the education pedal, and I don't think it makes anyone happy. We don't respect education. Not at all. Not like in Africa or China, where it is hugely respected. |
| "I would like to see children involved in hearty-sounding pursuits, such as building a camp. Or getting an entire school to go and work in a farm, for a term, all together." | "I would like to see children involved in hearty-sounding pursuits, such as building a camp. Or getting an entire school to go and work in a farm, for a term, all together." |
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