That is the foundation of any policy for lengthening school life and dealing with the needs of children during the Crisis of Adolescence.

He said that there was a Crisis of Adolescence in our society, and whether that description is accurate or not, there is not the slightest doubt that the demise of school sport and the playing of games at school - a demise which is being actively encouraged by the Government - is having an extremely detrimental effect on young people.