It was not the central idea of the card that was questioned when it wasproposed in the youth green paper last summer. What made the headlineswas the children's minister's promise to use the card as a stick as wellas a carrot.
Beverley Hughes made the controversial announcement that the card, alongwith its benefits, would be taken away from young wrong-doers. Thisstatement slotted nicely into the Government's tough stance onanti-social behaviour, but left many people questioning whether or notsuch a policy would work in practice.
The obvious objection is that denying anti-social young people the freeaccess to "positive" activities that the card offers will only worsenthe situation. They will spend less time playing sport and doing dramaand more time on the streets, where the temptation to behaveanti-socially is at its highest.
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