It is amazing that this country can function sometimes with the amount of conflicting messages given out by the government.
In one breath it is complaining of childhood obesity levels and how youngsters need to do more activities and sport to stay healthy; in another breath, it is determined to grant every UK secondary school pupil access to home broadband and therefore a home PC.
Obviously this could have positive ramifications for the channel, with opportunistic companies getting in early on the supplier list and watching the orders flood in.
According to government figures, more than one million children do not have access to a PC at home - a situation it labels as unfair.
But how unfair is it really? Most secondary school children spend a great deal of their time at school using PCs and sometimes it is nice for them to get away and work on other skills, such as interacting with other human beings and learning how to write.
After all, these are the employees of the future and
if all they ever do is stare at a screen talking to virtual people, how will they cope when expected to demonstrate their transferable skills in the workplace?
Also, who is expected to ultimately bear the cost of this proposal? The taxpayer, of course. Which, in turn, seems a little unfair because many taxpayers have probably already bought a home PC for their children through choice.
Finally, has the government ever considered that some parents do not want their child holed up in a room talking to random strangers over the internet day and night - and, as a result, have made a conscious decision to defer buying a home PC?
Maybe, with all the other pressures parents are under from their children, this is a decision that the government should ultimately respect.