I have been watching question time again. Oh dear, what a sorry state of affairs, and what idiots are running this country. Even more sad that the other parties are equal idiots.
Nontheless, i was attracted to the discussion about teenage single mothers.
The panel suggested that giving girls hope and aspirations would reduce this massive and still growing problem in our society.
I almost wet myself laughing.
Now forgive me for being naive, but i rememger the drudgery of school and the unremarkable careers teacher, who herself had ended up teaching girls to type then advising them strongly to become secretaries or receptionists. Passing her own miserable existance on to others.
Now imagine you were say 14-16 yrs old. You aren't particularly outstanding academically. You are obeying the rules by turning up for your education day after day.
Bear with me here.
Now, a careers advisor asks you what you want to do with your life.
You don't have a clue. But you long to be part of the adult world.
He/she suggests furthering your education, of which you may finish paying off in say 15 yrs. You could always go for an apprenticeship, reaping a paltry sum of money for the next 3 yrs which will result in you staying with you parents for an extended period of time. You could become a call centre operative working endlessly and annoying people greatly- which may result in you staying there for a lifetime.
Or altrnatively, you could look around you, talk to friends, and discover that if you want to be able to live an adult life, be supplied with a nice, and in many cases, new built all singing and dancing flat, be offered new furniture and carpets etc toboot, then there is a way. And you will also recieve a wage and never have to worry about paying rent, at least for the next 16 yrs.
I ask you. Who says these young females have no aspirations, have no future, and make no choices?
Are our politicians soooo blind?