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The Daily Telegraph:
Broken Britain needs lessons in love

1 February 2009

British children need lessons in love and moral responsibility to combat the growing culture of greed and individualism, a landmark report has advised.

The report entitled 'A Good Childhood' also recommends report cards for youngsters to monitor their emotional wellbeing.

Its authors found Britain has been damaged by rampant individualism and states the country is one of the worst affected in the western world

The report's lead authors are Lord Layard, emeritus professor at the London School of Economics and former adviser to Tony Blair on wellbeing; and Judy Dunn, professor of developmental psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.

This article Broken Britain needs lessons in love was published in The Daily Telegraph, 01 February 2009.

Related Publications
A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age by Richard Layard. Details

Related Links
Richard Layard webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage
The Children's Society - The Good Childhood Inquiry