"They just build houses and go out and do the things they want. They don't ask us what our problems are. We're going to grow up and we want to be able to live in the area too."
This statement by a young person was displayed on a giant screen in one of the squares in Manchester's city centre last week as part of the Government's three-day Delivering Sustainable Communities conference.
The words were displayed as part of an early morning conference fringe event that featured a six-minute film showing how young people have helped improve deprived areas.
A utopian vision?
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