Collings' Corner - Beware the 'tooth fairy' government

My seven-year-old son got up in class recently and declared there is no Father Christmas.

The little rascal undoubtedly upset some of his classmates who, nevertheless, have already begun to question fairy tales and the supposed ‘truths’ about the world around them. What came as a surprise was the reaction of his teacher. Mrs Smith was so unsettled at this deliberate and unprovoked attack on the ‘establishment’ that she called me in and threatened to suspend my son from any extra-curricular activities as punishment. No more rugby. Perhaps her reaction should not be surprising. The cost of believing in the ‘magic’ of Christmas as a child is small, compared to the myth that a...