Brave Kate stands up for all us mums

KATE WINSLET, left, has spoken about how parents feel ‘utterly powerless’ to help their children navigate the pitfalls of the internet.

‘I wish security checks would be more rigorous,’ she says. The actress was speaking in the context of her new film, I Am Ruth (Thursday, Channel 4), about a mother whose daughter’s mental health is destroyed by her obsession with social media. The movie is very important in the context of the Online Safety Bill, which aims to tackle material that’s destroying young people’s lives. No amount of so-called ‘adult’ freedoms are worth that price.