"In the next century, nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognise a single, global authority. National sovereignty wasn't such a great idea after all"

"Under-16s were given drugs for mental health problems more than 631,00 times in the last year, compared to 146,000 in the mid-nineties. The steady increase in the use of anti-depressants over the last ten years has been blamed on family breakdown and high-stakes school exams... The findings come despite research showing that children given anti-depressants run a higher risk of self-harm and are more likely to attempt suicide."