Ross Clark

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Can there be a youth left in Britain who doesn't know how to roll on a condom, or that having sex without contraception is liable to result in babies? Such is the prevalence of sex education in schools that it seems to me that any British teenager, unless educated at home and a member of some obscure religious sect, already has sufficient knowledge by the age of 14 to lead a UN birth control programme in a small African nation.

But that hasn't stopped the Scout Association adding sex education to its own curriculum, starting with six-year-old Beavers. Instead of heading off to camp, Scouts can now look forward to a visit to the local sexual health clinic and role-plays about relationships.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Having taken the odd nocturnal stroll along Norfolk's beaches, I am no stranger to the sound of rustling grasses and cries of delight in the sand dunes. And I can't say that I've ever suffered a Mary Whitehouse moment and fired off a missive about moral decay to the council, the local newspaper or anyone else. So long as plein-airists choose a quiet spot away from children and don't leave behind condoms or broken bottles, as far as I am concerned, they can carry on frolicking from Bognor to Blackpool.

But not in Dubai. The most shocking thing about the case of Michelle Palmer and Vince Acors, who have just been jailed for three months there after being found guilty of having sex on a beach, is that they themselves appear to be shocked.…  Seguir leyendo »