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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 Conservative has said. | "Lad mags" encourage irresponsible behaviour among young men and promote a negative image of women, a leading Conservative has said. |
| Shadow education secretary Michael Gove linked the publications to relationship breakdown and fatherless children in a high-profile speech. | Shadow education secretary Michael Gove linked the publications to relationship breakdown and fatherless children in a high-profile speech. |
| He rebuked the magazines for their "instant-hit hedonism". | He rebuked the magazines for their "instant-hit hedonism". |
| But the Periodical Publishers Association said Mr Gove's comments were "unsubstantiated". | |
| Mr Gove gave his speech on family, marriage and education at a meeting organised by the left-leaning think tank IPPR. | Mr Gove gave 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," he said. | "Titles such as Nuts and Zoo paint a picture of women as permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available," he said. |
| HAVE YOUR SAYYou read these mags when you're in your teens then you don't buy them again. They are a part of growing upJason, Montrose Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAYYou read these mags when you're in your teens then you don't buy them again. They are a part of growing upJason, Montrose Send us your comments |
| "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." |
| 'National disgrace' | 'National disgrace' |
| Jonathan Shephard of the Periodical Publishers Association, which represents publishers including IPC (Nuts) and Bauer (Zoo) said: "Michael Gove raises deep and complex social issues which reach far wider than simply reading a magazine. | |
| "To try to create an unsubstantiated cause or link between these issues and men's magazines is unrealistic. " | |
| Mr Gove stressed the Conservatives' commitment to measures supporting marriage and the family - including use of the tax system - and suggested the drive to reduce teenage pregnancy should put more emphasis on making young men come to terms with their responsibilities. | |
| He quoted figures suggesting almost half of children from deprived backgrounds were failing to get a single good GCSE - a level of inequality which he branded a "national disgrace". | He quoted figures suggesting almost half of children from deprived backgrounds were failing to get a single good GCSE - a level of inequality which he branded 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 with 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 with 24% generally. |
| Mr Gove said: "For all Gordon Brown's talk of creating a fair society with opportunity for all, the reality is very different. | Mr Gove said: "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." |