The ministers avow publicly that they are totally at one about the future direction of policy. Maybe so. But the body language and the sotto voce talk on the floor suggest, if not ferrets fighting in a sack exactly, there are major tensions between the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. We shall find out when the Youth Crime Action Plan is published later this month.
Tuesday Kick off a sort of roundtable open day organised by the Bath Youth Offending Team and Bath Mentoring Plus, of which I'm president. It's held in the Egg, a small theatre. Before I say my bit, there's a performance by a local street dance group. They're really good and illustrate the amazing young talent that surrounds us. Why haven't I heard of them before?
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