Those “progressive” Brits are at it again. First they come into your home, then they follow you to your school.

BIG BROTHER QUIZ FOR NEW SCHOOL PARENTS: OFFICIALS LAUNCH 83-POINT PROBE INTO FAMILIES’ LIVES

Parents of five-year-olds starting school have been sent an 83-point questionnaire that probes personal details of their lives. It asks whether their children tell lies or bully others, and if they steal at home or from shops. Parents are questioned over whether they have friends, if they can speak freely with others in their family and how well they did at school themselves.

The form also delves into family routines, questioning whether they eat takeaways and if the children drink water with their meals. Thousands of families in Lincolnshire were sent the forms as part of trials of a ‘Healthy Child Programme’ being developed in Whitehall. The Department of Health wants all families in England and Wales to fill in similar forms.

[Thanks to Travis Holte]