The ink had barely dried on Youth Matters when the Government came underattack from the Daily Mail: "10 bribe for yobs who stay out oftrouble," it seethed. "Youngsters on crime-ridden council estates willbe rewarded with cinema tickets and leisure centre trips if they stayout of trouble."
Other papers adopted somewhat more measured tones in their reporting ofthe long-awaited youth green paper, which emerged last week. But all ofthe national coverage had one thing in common - it revolved around theproposed opportunity card to be handed out to every teenager in Englandloaded with 12 credit. Campaigners and professionals working inchildren's and youth services are not downplaying the significance ofthe opportunity card but they have been keen to focus also on thedocument's various other components.
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