The Brendan O'Neill Show

‘Our broken system creates broken kids’ | Francis Foster

The Brendan O'Neill Show

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Francis Foster – comedian and author of the new book, (Un)educated: My Life as a Teacher and Why You Should Never Become One – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Francis and Brendan discuss how chaos and a lack of discipline leave the most disadvantaged kids behind, why children must never have smartphones, and how woke colonised the classroom. Plus, why Britain’s leaders keep failing.

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