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By barzilaiendan on September 24, 2011 • ( 0 )

Sir Ian Botham: bring in corporal punishment and ban reality TV to save today’s youth

Sir Ian Botham, the former England cricket captain, believes a combination of cricket, corporal punishment and a ban on reality television can help to prevent the kind of break down in law and order that occured in the riots during the summer.

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Sir Ian Botham with his wife Kathy Photo: CAMERA PRESS

By Suzanne Kerins

9:00PM BST 24 Sep 2011

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As the England cricket captain he showed ruthless determination and self-discipline on the pitch.

Now, in the wake of the August riots, Sir Ian Botham wants to see today’s youth given the same combination of team sports and tough love which he credits for making him a success.

The former all rounder has set out how he believes parents must be allowed to deploy corporal punishment, the cane should be used to restore order in schools, police given respect – and reality television should be abolished.

And he also launched an attack on the previous Labour administration, saying they (click)