Last week's Prince's Trust Breaking Barriers report read at first glance like many research papers, in that some of its conclusions were blindingly obvious.
For example, the report told us that many disadvantaged young people were held back in life because they lacked qualifications. A criminal record was another factor, as was drug misuse.
If there was one finding that didn't surprise anyone, it was the one that told us that young people, disadvantaged or otherwise, want to have a good life for themselves. But the report went further than most, both in its size, scope and also in its tentative but, ultimately, critical recommendations.
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