Tories would create a youth-friendly society
By Paul Oginsky, a youth policy adviser to Conservative leader David Cameron
Youth Work Now 5 May 2009
While the government has introduced welcome initiatives, such as the youth opportunity fund and mentors in schools during its 11-year tenure, the sheer number of youth programmes that have come and gone have left many professionals experiencing initiative overload.
The initiatives may seem scattergun, but they follow a guiding principle - to keep young people out of trouble and get them into jobs.
