Pearce, now director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), should know. When Labour came to power in 1998 he was an adviser to the Social Exclusion Unit, and worked on the Bridging the Gap report that led to the formation of the Connexions service.
Since then he has worked on public sector policy inside and outside government, on subjects from education to immigration. "It is one of the major disappointments that a lot of the policies that I worked on, and others, have not had as much impact as hoped," he says.
Now IPPR, often considered the think-tank with most influence over the Labour Government, is gearing up to present its view of how youth policy can be taken forward. Although the precise timings have not yet been decided, findings from a review of youth policy will be presented at the Labour Party conference later this month.
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