The report (reviewed on p17) points to a decline in neighbourliness and trust, and a desire to protect children and young people, whether from traffic accidents or people who might harm them, that has progressively reduced their freedom of movement within their own communities. And while the Government has included measures in the antisocial behaviour bill to deal with the "problem" of teenagers hanging around on the street, it has done little to reverse the decline in affordable places where teenagers can simply go to hang out and socialise. One cannot help concluding that young people now lead lives less rich than their parents or even their older siblings.
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