Look at streets and open spaces: where are all the children? Blame the war on play | Harriet Grant

It's said that youngsters are addicted to tech - but their childhoods are also being shaped by the loss of child-friendly areas Something has gone seriously wrong for children in the UK. On the radio, in the papers, among friends; everyone is talking about the epidemic of childhood unhappiness and anxiety. Smartphones, social media, and easy access to violent content and pornography are, of course, part of it. The rising tide of anger at under-regulated tech companies is justified. But there has...