A reader writes:
It’s visceral!
Paul Mason, a generally excellent reporter, let his prejudices show last night [Monday] on Newsnight. Surveying the fall in ITV’s popularity, he speculated that changes in viewing patterns had been triggered by changes in the British family. He stated categorically: “And there is no longer any typical British family”.Well many at the BBC might want to see the end of the traditional family and put out programmes that help speed its demise. But, in fact, latest government statistics show (link) that we are not there yet. In fact, there are 7.5m married couples (and half a million co-habitees) with children, compared with 1.6m single parent families.