The Labour Party faithful lapped it up, but a less committed crowd might question whether they should really be "staggered". So what has the Government done for young people?
A good starting point is the 2001 manifesto, and on one level at least the Government has met its pledge to youth work. Tom Wylie, chief executive of The National Youth Agency, says: "It never said it would do anything. Whether it has done as much as it should is another question."
One thing the Government has produced is a lot of paperwork. In the past four years we've had consultation documents such as Transforming Youth Work and Resourcing Excellent Youth Services. There has also been the Every Child Matters green paper and subsequent Children Act 2004, as well as a host of guidance.
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