Boris Johnson criticises Netflix's 'Adolescence' and school screenings

With all the insanity of current events, one figure who had been blissfully absent from headlines was former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.  

“Had been”... because Johnson has decided to pop up once more and deliver a statement that has been described online as “pitifully shit.” 

Indeed, the controversial former Tory PM has criticised Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s welcoming of plans to air Netflix’s hit show Adolescence in secondary schools.  

The show follows how a father deals with the fallout of his son being suspected of murder, a perfectly filmed and nuanced drama that is hands down one of the best pieces of TV in recent memory.

Beyond its spot-on acting, the show has felt like a cultural wake-up call, as it has prompted a wider discussion about toxic masculinity and the influence of the so-called ‘manosphere’ on young minds who are faced with websites and online forums promoting misogyny and ultra-conservative models of masculinity that flirt with far-right ideologies. 

Starmer met with the makers of the show and stated that it was “really hard to watch” Adolescence with his own teenage children.  

It was then confirmed that Netflix would be making the series available to all UK secondary schools, in order to further enrich conversa...
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