Meccano days

One of Britain's leading inventors has warned that a 'Google generation' who rely on the internet for everything are losing creativity and practical skills because they spend too much time in front of screens. Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio, said he fears that the next generation of inventors is being lost, with young people often unable to make anything with their hands. But the 75-year-old inventor said that children have got to be taught hands-on, and not to become mobile phone or computer pendent, and could rediscover vital skills if schools used Meccano and other practical toys.