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British Youth Far More Out Of Control Than Euro Neighbours

British Youth Far More Out Of Control Than Euro Neighbours

By Piers Fawkes on November 2, 2006

The Institute for Public Policy Research is about to release a report that suggests that British youth is the most poorly behaved in Europe. The BBC says:

On every indicator of bad behaviour – drugs, drink, violence, promiscuity – the UK was at or near the top… the researchers believe the country’s record can be explained by a collapse in family and community life in the UK.

Measured against German, French and Italian youngsters, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved in more fights, and a higher proportion have had sex.

In England, 45% of 15-year-old boys spend most evenings out with their friends, and in Scotland the figure is 59%. In France just 17% of boys spend their time in the same way.

… One study looked at by the IPPR suggested 38% of British 15-year-olds in 2003 had tried cannabis – compared with 7% in Sweden and 27% in Germany.

Another said that in 2003 British 15-year-olds were the third worst binge-drinkers in Europe – only Denmark and Ireland were worse.

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