Smacking law about changing the culture

VIOLENCE against children horrifies Britons and after each new outrage there are calls for action to ensure this can never happen again.

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The challenge is not just to rescue children who are attacked by adults but to change the culture so they never suffer these onslaughts in the first place.

Not long ago, the introduction of a ban on smacking would have been seen as a draconian step by a nanny state. Now there is a passionate debate about whether this would help spare children suffering.