Hah! Back when I went to school, any lad, of any colour or religious persuasion not wearing the regulation short-back-and-sides risked being sent home with a sore arse and a stiff note!

Gitls go to wear any length they liked, but woe betide them if long (beyond collar-length) hair wasn't in plaits or a bun ( a ponytail wouldn't cut it).

We all thought it was hilarious when the adults who preached short hair as an essential sign of the law-abiding, respectable male suddenly found out about Skinhead gangs!

They don't know they're born, these days!