... has arrived is that large numbers of young, healthy, low-income males choose not to take jobs." (1990: 17). Murray returned in 1994 and, as predicted, found that the position had worsened. This time he published his findings, again through the lEA, as Underclass: The Crisis Deepens. In February 2000 Murray was back once again, with a two-page article in The Sunday Times: News Review entitled 'Baby Beware', warning that the growing underclass was threatening the very fabric of British society. To return to 1990, however, Murray threw down the gauntlet to researchers when he alleged that "in communities without fathers, the kids tend to run wild.. Children having no set bedtime. ...being left alone in the house at night while mummy goes out. ...an 18-month-old toddler allowed to play in the street" (1990: 12, emphasis added). He admitted that such problems occur in lots of families, and not just those ...

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