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hildren, as Socrates may have said, are tyrants. Rachel Kelly takes a more sympathetic look at the misunderstood generation in her new book The Gift of Teenagers. But at the launch party, one parenting expert (and particular fan of the ancient Greeks) shared a dissenting view. “I cannot commend Rachel highly enough but I do think that her thesis, that teenagers are down in the dumps and having a hard time, is one that needs examination,” said Boris Johnson. He should know, after all, several of his children are already through their teenage years. “In my experience, they’re all having a thoroughly good time, and what they need is a swift kick in the pants.”
Meanwhile, the ex-PM will doubtless be celebrating International Tea
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