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UK faces 'collapse of authority' UK faces 'collapse of authority'
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Britain is facing a "collapse of authority" where young people no longer respect adults or institutions, a senior Conservative will warn. Britain is facing a "collapse of authority" where young people no longer respect adults or institutions, a senior Conservative has warned.
Shadow trade and industry secretary Alan Duncan will say it is up to the Tories to "re-civilise" the country. Shadow trade and industry secretary Alan Duncan said it was up to the Tories to "re-civilise" the country.
In a speech in London, Mr Duncan will say the UK is "condemned to decline" if young people cannot be controlled. In a speech in London, Mr Duncan warned the UK would be "condemned to decline" if young people were not controlled.
His comments come as armed police patrol south London after three youths were shot dead in the past fortnight. His comments follow the fatal shootings of three teenagers in south London in the past fortnight.
"The greatest problem we need to address in Britain is that it is steadily becoming de-civilised," he will tell the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank. "The greatest problem we need to address in Britain is that it is steadily becoming de-civilised," he told the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank.
'Exert control''Exert control'
Mr Duncan will liken some young people in modern Britain to those in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, where a group of children descended into barbarism after being stranded on a desert island. Mr Duncan likened some young people in modern Britain to those in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, where a group of children descended into barbarism after being stranded on a desert island.
He will call for school teachers to be empowered to "exert the control that too many parents are unwilling or unable to exert". He called for school teachers to be empowered to "exert the control that too many parents are unwilling or unable to exert".
"The collapse of authority cannot remain undiscussed. If there is no fear of authority, there is no respect for it," he will say. "The collapse of authority cannot remain undiscussed. If there is no fear of authority, there is no respect for it," he said.
"It cannot make sense in a civilised society for children of school age to face the discipline they need in court rather than in class or in the home.""It cannot make sense in a civilised society for children of school age to face the discipline they need in court rather than in class or in the home."
'Worn-out divisions''Worn-out divisions'
Mr Duncan will praise party leader David Cameron for "decontaminating the Conservative brand". Mr Duncan praised party leader David Cameron, who he said had "radically decontaminated the Conservative brand".
He will say the party under Mr Cameron has championed a vision of social responsibility which "transcends worn-out divisions shaped by class, age and wealth". He said the party under Mr Cameron was championing a vision of social responsibility which "transcends worn-out divisions shaped by class, age and wealth".
Mr Duncan will say he is more optimistic about the Tories' fortunes than he has been for 15 years. Mr Duncan said he is more optimistic about the party's fortunes than he has been for 15 years.
"We can afford to be braver. If we are to see the social responsibility we are striving for - we must make sure that as politicians we show that courage now." "We can afford to be braver and if we are to see the social responsibility we are striving for, we must make sure that as politicians we show that courage now."