Today's Home Office report on the sexualisation of children feels like a bit of cheap electioneering rather than a serious piece of research. The report, by Dr Linda Papadopoulos, claims to have established that there's a "clear link" between sexual imagery and violence against women and makes a number of proposals, including selling mobile phones and games consoles with parental controls switched on, stopping the sale of lad mags to under-16s and banning sexualised imagery in adverts. (To read more, click here.)
