Tell me you didn't see this coming

Let's see... a generation raised with the idea that fathers are irrelevant, and a generation of low-self-esteem, somebody-love-me lolitas. But of course, there's no connection.

Almost a quarter of 14-year-old girls claim to have had sex and say they have had an average of three partners, a survey reports today.

Among those who said they had had sex, 65 per cent admitted to unprotected sex and 45 per cent said they had had a one-night stand.

Alcohol played a part, with 60 per cent of sexually active 14-year-olds saying they had had sexual relations while drunk, half saying they regretted it later and 29 per cent saying they "did not even like their sexual partner"...

Norman Wells, the director of the Family Education Trust, blamed successive governments for failing to promote family values.

"The teenage pregnancy strategy is based on the false premise that young people will inevitably be sexually active irrespective of anything their parents and teachers say to them," he said.

"Under-age sex is being facilitated by the easy availability of contraception, by confidentiality policies which keep parents in the dark and by the widespread disregard of the law on the age of consent."

The whole depressing story here. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

Update: Fixed the link. Thanks for the heads-up, Tony!