Britain's Reading Crisis: A Right Worth Fighting For Frank Cottrell Boyce's final laureate lecture was a clarion call to policymakers, echoing through the halls of power like a gentle breeze on a summer's day.
Beneath its soothing tone lies a stark reality: Britain is failing its children when it comes to reading.
The numbers are telling: daily shared reading among families has plummeted from 60% in 2021 to 49% in 2025, leaving millions of young minds vulnerable to poverty, housing insecurity, and social media.