In the red corner, Labour's response to questions about continuing to invest in popular programmes such as Positive Activities for Young People and the youth opportunity and capital funds has amounted to little more than "watch this space". Its promised investment in youth projects using money held in dormant bank accounts has also been delayed due to the recent banking crisis.
In the blue corner, the Conservatives continue to talk up their plans for the creation of a National Citizen Service, a six-week programme of community service and outdoor education for 16-year-olds. Quite where the money will come from to fund a scheme that would be open potentially to an estimated 700,000 young people has not been revealed, which begs the question whether some of the money could be sliced from existing youth budgets.
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