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'In most developed countries, literacy was either declining or stagnating.' '... college graduates no longer read for pleasure.' Is this the 'Disenlightenment'? James Marriott and @JHendersonYT join @FreddieSayers to discuss if declining literacy spells a coming dark age.

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