Starmer Showed “Disturbing” Drama Adolescence to Underage Audience – Guido Fawkes

Starmer Showed “Disturbing” Drama Adolescence to Underage Audience

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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson briefed to the Guardian this afternoon that following the broadcast of the series Adolescence “she will start monitoring a group of schools to understand the effectiveness of the guidance” on smartphone bans. The paper breathlessly reports that “the education department will also, for the first time, do an in-depth analysis of the national behaviour survey in schools to look at the most successful ways of policing the bans, and the challenges schools are facing.” Finally tough action is being taken against – checks notes – the most deprived demographic in the UK, white working class boys… 

Busy Bridget is following the lead of the PM who said in the Commons yesterday: “At home we are watching Adolescence. I’ve got a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, and it’s a very good drama to watch. This violence carried out by young men, influenced by what they see online, is a real problem. It’s abhorrent, and we have to tackle it.” The drama is said to be disturbing and a “tough watch” for all…

All four episodes of the show are officially classified by the BBFC as 15. That means that no one under that age should be watching them, even if accompanied by a parent or an over-18. Starmer’s 14-year-old wouldn’t be allowed to watch the show in the cinema under any circumstances. The BBFC stresses that “guidelines are the product of extensive public consultation, research and the accumulated experience of the BBFC over many years.“ Starmer has flagrantly violated them…

For a show which is about children viewing inappropriate disturbing content Starmer’s violation of clear BBFC rules takes the biscuit. A memorable moment in his long catalogue of left-wing hypocrisy…