Why I’m proud to be a (sometimes) pushy parent

I took my three boys for a cycle ride in Richmond Park on Sunday. Under normal circumstances, this would have been a good way to relax, but I had to be back home in Acton by 2.15 p.m. for my daughter’s 12th birthday party. Given that we didn’t leave the house until 11 a.m.,

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Toby Young is associate editor of The Spectator.

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