Just like with movies, some parents will be more lax and others more strict.

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In rich countries they are often inconsistent: too strict about some sorts of waste and worryingly lax about others.

ECONOMIST: Talking rubbish

It's a sad day for Spanish content pirates, as formerly lax laws allowing P2P file sharing for personal use have just been overturned in favor of strict new rules that make file swappers financially liable for any unauthorized downloading they partake in.

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MORI, only 31% of Asians think the current immigration rules are too strict, while 43% think they are fine and 18% find them too lax.

ECONOMIST: The ethnic vote