Interestingly, the manifestos of the main parties show some key similarities.
Although their specific proposals differ, all three accept without question the principle of investing in the early years and helping families with young children. After many years of struggling to establish this issue on the agenda it seems that we have finally won the battle.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale, what about older children, especially those at risk of social exclusion? NCB, along with others in the sector, has been deeply concerned about the trend towards demonising young people for behaviour such as "hanging about", and the antagonism between generations that this can provoke.
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