"Nobody takes it seriously and this group has no chance to get in front of policymakers," says Hendry, claiming that the Tories are the first party to hold such a summit.
It's part of Hendry's attempt to distinguish Tory youth policies from Labour's and he says it's significant that the party should say there are no areas they can't address. "We should be willing to address any subject, from drugs through to sexuality," he adds.
That might surprise a youth sector that endured the years from 1979 until 1997, when the perception was that the Conservative Government policy on youth was to have no policy. Youth services were left to local authorities to deliver as they saw fit - which in many cases meant neglect.
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