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Article: AGENDA: Did shadow Grayling's example get the job done?(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2008
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Byline: JONATHAN WALKER
Politicians often use colourful language to try to get their points across. Their reasoning is no different to anyone else in the business of communicating with the public - they want to get people's attention.
A recent speech by Chris Grayling, the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, is a good example. He was talking about the problem of "worklessness" across the country, which he argues is connected to poor parenting.
Mr Grayling warned that "we live in a country where in many places Frank Gallagher style ...