I was involved with the youth club at the end of my street. I started out doing voluntary work, then paid sessions, and then became part of the Neath Port Talbot Youth Council. It was a great experience training adult cabinet members to consult young people and gathering the views of young people in the area. - And that set you on a career path? I thought of becoming a teacher, but this showed me there was a less formal way to work with young people. At university I read sociology and...