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Opinion: Quotes of the week

"Isn't it red, yellow, pink and green, purple and orange and blue?" - Children's Secretary Ed Balls clearly forgets the mnemonic Richard Of York Gained Battle In Vain when asked by children to name the colours of the rainbow

"Young people these days are polite. What has happened is that some haven't been told about what other people expect of them" - Brighton College headmaster Richard Cairns announces plans to teach manners and etiquette

"Recruitment literature omits to mention the radical change from a civilian to a military lifestyle, ethical issues involved in killing and risks to physical and mental health" - David Gee, author of a report into the Ministry of Defence's efforts to attract children as young as seven to a military career.

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