Damien Grant: Banning under 16s from social media will prove popular. Foolish ideas often are

The perverse outcomes resulting from adults seeking to protect children range from the mildly idiotic prevalence of Gripe Water to the morally questionable failure to challenge the prevalence of puberty blockers.

Last week our current Prime Minister and the MP for Tukituki (Hastings), Catherne Wedd, added to this list with a proposal to prevent those under 16 from accessing social media.