"Dumb UK heading back to the Dark Ages..."

Britain risks entering a new Dark Age because the cult of celebrity is undermining learning, a senior Tory said yesterday. 

Liam Fox warned the fabric of society was under threat, with the 'age of reason' going into reverse. 

The defence spokesman said a generation ago children wanted to be astronauts or scientists - now they simply want fame. 

'Since the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, the age of reason, we have transformed our world,' he said. More...

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