UK reader here. We're in an odd situation where what passes for the Government has been trying to implement a "one laptop per child" initiative but has failed s

UK reader here. We're in an odd situation where what passes for the Government has been trying to implement a "one laptop per child" initiative but has failed spectacularly. We've even had BBC regional TV news asking viewers to donate old/obsolete/unwanted devices and in a few cases there has been a moderate response. Add to that the lack of broadband in low socio-economic households and many rural areas, and you can see that this is a non-starter. However, I could say with a fair degree of accuracy that over 90% of UK households have at least 1 TV (see https://www.barb.co.uk/trendspotting/tracker-number-tvs/ https://www.barb.co.uk/trendspotting/tracker-number-tvs/ ) and many of the poorest families seem to be able to run an Internet-capable Smartphone, so this is where it gets interesting. Oh, and there are numerous public (pay to use) British Telecom Wifi access points in many streets, embedded in termination boxes. If the Government could somehow furnish a small, cheap computing device with no resale value that could optionally use a TV screen for display and a Smartphone as a hotspot, or do a deal with British Telecom to connect to already-available WiFi access points, they could make a significant inroad into getting kids online and learning again. All it needs is some thinking, planning and timely implementation (and this is why the Government is certain to fail).