Last week we reported that children as young as nine were asked about their drink and drug-taking habits in a research survey conducted on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council and that children as young as 14 were asked if they had ever had anal sex. Perth and Kinross Council asks us to point out that the children completed the questionnaire online and that paper copies did not await collection in classrooms. Although we are happy to make this clear, we do not feel reassured. We will be returning to this story in next week’s edition.
But today, much of the Scottish Review is devoted to the results of our long and exhaustive investigation into a cause célèbre.
