CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Let's give young people a better deal

Baroness Newlove's plan to tackle underage binge drinking all feels a little like a policy merry-go-round.

There are few new ideas in politics as we all know, but Baroness Newlove's plan to tackle underage binge drinking all feels a little like a policy merry-go-round.

It is a worthy goal – to slash crime, anti-social behaviour and violence from young drinkers – but wasn't it ever thus? A plethora of initiatives has been put forward to tackle underage drinking before – what makes this one different?

Heather Jameson

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