In Sutton, Greater London, two young people argue around a table littered with leaflets. They are at their local Connexions centre, where young people come for information, advice and guidance (IAG).
With its big glass windows and private consultation rooms, the centre looks highly professional, but 19-year-old Jefferson Iwek insists that not all Connexions centres are the same. "Just look at the Tooting centre," he says. "Even the staff admit it's basically just a free internet cafe. There is a chicken shop across the road and the kids just come in with their chips, plug in their headphones and go on Facebook."
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