"Approaching 18, I long hoped the days of security guards' suspicious shufflings three feet behind me and dirty looks from aged strangers on public transport were a thing of the past," she writes. "But now it seems youth prejudice is determined to put a dampener on prospective celebrations."
It's great to see how far The News Shopper has come. Alison's fellow youth editor is 15-year-old Josh Tate and together they offer a frank and engaging teen's-eye view of the world, putting the paper one step ahead of many local rags when it comes to making an effort to represent young people. It's certainly a welcome change of tack. A few years ago The News Shopper was responsible for another trailblazing journalistic concept - the Shop a Yob campaign.
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