THE culture clash between old and young people living alongside each other in council properties is a complex problem with no quick fix.
Some of those concerns are justifiable, as the elderly are not geared to the often anti-social very early and very late hours associated with those who are generations younger.
Significant parts of Britain have been reduced to a state of near-anarchy with the worst offenders paying little heed to anyone else and refusing to follow basic doctrines of discipline.
At its heart is a general breakdown in civility and awareness of the needs of others.
There is too much concentration on rights rather than responsibilities. We need to reverse the emphasis and teach values.
We must step up our efforts in order to ensure that the worst examples of neighbours causing unremitting misery become a thing of the past.
We need to create a world in which pensioners are not afraid to go outdoors after dark and in which young people treat their neighbours and their local environment with total respect.
