Would you let your 16-year-old travel alone by bus, ferry and train overland from Worthing to Katmandu? Well, it was the 70s
When television presenter Kirstie Allsopp allowed her 15-year-old son Oscar to go Interrailing with a friend last summer, it sparked a heated debate. Did her decision constitute a ‘child protection concern’ as the social worker who contacted her contended? Or was Allsopp rejecting the ‘risk averse’ culture that she believes is damaging Britain’s young people? […]