The Talibanisation of British childhood by hardline parents

From: Mail on Line

The Talibanisation of British childhood by hardline parents
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Last November, on the steps of Tate Britain, I witnessed a scene that troubles me still.
A furious Asian father was shaking his young son and tearing up the picture his child had drawn.
The boy kicked and cried. Recognising my face from TV appearances I had made as a commentator on current affairs, the father came across to say 'hello'. . . . .