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| Lad mags 'linked to social ills' | Lad mags 'linked to social ills' |
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| "Lad mags" encourage irresponsible behaviour among young men and promote a negative image of women, a leading Tory is due to say. | |
| Shadow education secretary Michael Gove is expected to link the magazines to relationship breakdown and fatherless children in a high-profile speech. | Shadow education secretary Michael Gove is expected to link the magazines to relationship breakdown and fatherless children in a high-profile speech. |
| He intends to rebuke the magazines for their "instant-hit hedonism". | He intends to rebuke the magazines for their "instant-hit hedonism". |
| He will also claim the government is presiding over a widening educational gap between poor and rich children. | He will also claim the government is presiding over a widening educational gap between poor and rich children. |
| Mr Gove is due to give his speech on family, marriage and education at a meeting organised by the left-leaning think tank IPPR. | Mr Gove is due to give his speech on family, marriage and education at a meeting organised by the left-leaning think tank IPPR. |
| Teaching responsibility | Teaching responsibility |
| "Titles such as Nuts and Zoo paint a picture of women as permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available," his speech says. | "Titles such as Nuts and Zoo paint a picture of women as permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available," his speech says. |
| Reforming our schools and strengthening our families is the key to building a better, happier and fairer society Michael Gove | Reforming our schools and strengthening our families is the key to building a better, happier and fairer society Michael Gove |
| "We should ask those who make profits out of revelling in, or encouraging, selfish irresponsibility among young men what they think they're doing. | "We should ask those who make profits out of revelling in, or encouraging, selfish irresponsibility among young men what they think they're doing. |
| "They celebrate thrill-seeking and instant gratification without ever allowing any thought of responsibility towards others, or commitment, to intrude." | "They celebrate thrill-seeking and instant gratification without ever allowing any thought of responsibility towards others, or commitment, to intrude." |
| He will stress the Conservative commitment to measures supporting marriage and the family - including use of the tax system - and suggest the drive to reduce teenage pregnancy should put more emphasis on making young men come to terms with their responsibilities. | He will stress the Conservative commitment to measures supporting marriage and the family - including use of the tax system - and suggest the drive to reduce teenage pregnancy should put more emphasis on making young men come to terms with their responsibilities. |
| 'Strengthening family' | 'Strengthening family' |
| According to the shadow schools secretary, Labour's centralised "Starbucks" style approach to schools is producing increasing inequality and unhappiness in society. | According to the shadow schools secretary, Labour's centralised "Starbucks" style approach to schools is producing increasing inequality and unhappiness in society. |
| Instead, he claims, the Conservatives will rebuild parents' relationships with schools and put well-being at the heart of their government. | Instead, he claims, the Conservatives will rebuild parents' relationships with schools and put well-being at the heart of their government. |
| He will quote figures that show almost half of children from deprived backgrounds fail to get a single good GCSE - a level of inequality which he brands a "national disgrace". | He will quote figures that show almost half of children from deprived backgrounds fail to get a single good GCSE - a level of inequality which he brands a "national disgrace". |
| Official statistics released by the government in response to Tory questions reveal that 45% of the poorest children - those eligible for free school meals - failed to get a GCSE at grade C or above in 2006/07, compared to 24% generally. | Official statistics released by the government in response to Tory questions reveal that 45% of the poorest children - those eligible for free school meals - failed to get a GCSE at grade C or above in 2006/07, compared to 24% generally. |
| According to Mr Gove, "For all Gordon Brown's talk of creating a fair society with opportunity for all, the reality is very different. | According to Mr Gove, "For all Gordon Brown's talk of creating a fair society with opportunity for all, the reality is very different. |
| "A child from a deprived background is 193 times more likely to leave school without a single good GCSE than they are to get three As at A-level. | "A child from a deprived background is 193 times more likely to leave school without a single good GCSE than they are to get three As at A-level. |
| "Reforming our schools and strengthening our families is the key to building a better, happier and fairer society." | "Reforming our schools and strengthening our families is the key to building a better, happier and fairer society." |
| 'Secret plan' | 'Secret plan' |
| Another set of figures obtained by the Conservatives showed that only about 5,000 of the 80,000 poorest pupils stayed on in education after the age of 16 in 2006-07. | Another set of figures obtained by the Conservatives showed that only about 5,000 of the 80,000 poorest pupils stayed on in education after the age of 16 in 2006-07. |
| Mr Gove has attacked the government's multi-million pound scheme aimed at keeping them in education. | Mr Gove has attacked the government's multi-million pound scheme aimed at keeping them in education. |
| Ministers spent £924 million on the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in the first three years of its operation, paying £30 a week to teenagers from low and middle-income backgrounds who study for further qualifications after GCSEs. | Ministers spent £924 million on the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in the first three years of its operation, paying £30 a week to teenagers from low and middle-income backgrounds who study for further qualifications after GCSEs. |
| But the Conservatives said that among the poorest group of pupils, the number staying on after 16 increased by a total of less than 400 over the three-year period. | But the Conservatives said that among the poorest group of pupils, the number staying on after 16 increased by a total of less than 400 over the three-year period. |
| Schools minister Jim Knight accused Mr Gove of a "secret plan" to scrap the EMA, which he said had encouraged thousands of young people to study for further qualifications since it was launched across England in 2004. | Schools minister Jim Knight accused Mr Gove of a "secret plan" to scrap the EMA, which he said had encouraged thousands of young people to study for further qualifications since it was launched across England in 2004. |
| "David Cameron has already said he cannot guarantee the future of EMAs under a future Conservative government and this latest attempt by Michael Gove to undermine them suggests they have a secret plan to cut this vital support for students on low and middle incomes," he said. | "David Cameron has already said he cannot guarantee the future of EMAs under a future Conservative government and this latest attempt by Michael Gove to undermine them suggests they have a secret plan to cut this vital support for students on low and middle incomes," he said. |