MAIL ONLINE: Nick Clegg has issued an extraordinary denunciation of the last two generations, accusing them of wrecking Britain by embracing a culture of 'instant gratification'.The Deputy Prime Minister said his parents' generation and his own had 'run up debts, despoiled the planet and allowed our institutions to wither'.
Mr Clegg said that in all walks of life - including the political, commercial and personal - people had become focused only on the short-term.
Companies concerned themselves with chasing immediate profits, politicians were obsessed with the next day's headlines, while individuals 'eat doughnuts and decide not to go for a run', the 43-year-old said.
Families were 'splurging today' rather than saving responsibly for their retirement, while many employees were 'sucked into overwork' instead of taking time to be with their children.
'I think it was a Hollywood actress who said that nowadays, even instant gratification isn't quick enough for some people,' he added. Read on and comment >>> James Chapman | Friday, September 10, 2010
