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Brian Beacom: As Melvyn Bragg suggests if we’re not clever, we’re going to end up stupid

Brian McGuireJune 28, 20181 Mins read573 Views
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WE have become a nation of airheads. Round up any cross section of our younger population and you’ll discover an IQ just a little higher than that of a council wheely bin. Who says so? Well, Melvyn Bragg, (not in so many words) in declaring Britain to be “a stupid country.” . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16319504.brian-beacom-as-melvyn-bragg-suggests-if-were-not-clever-were-going-to-end-up-stupid/

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