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On the ground: Youth magazine round-up

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While the politicians in Whitehall have been formulating their plans to tackle gun and knife crime, a young writer from Tower Hamlets' youth magazine Nang! has issued his tips for staying safe on the streets. Alex Nqai advises young people to walk confidently down the street, to avoid talking on mobile phones while in public and even act crazy if they think they're in danger. "Nobody wants to deal with a crazy person," explains Alex.

It's the issue of stop and search that features on the cover of the first issue of Camden's youth magazine On the Road. The young writers question whether stop and search makes a difference or simply wastes young people's time. They even conduct a poll into how many young people have been stopped. The results show that 60 per cent of the 50 young people interviewed had been stopped.

The school playground isn't just a playground, but a jungle, according to Haringey's Exposure magazine. Young writer Nathan Clarke explains how various tribes inhabit this weird and wonderful world, including the "wonderers" - the guys who hang round doing nothing - and the "populars" - the people who hang out on the main bench. It makes the playground the safest or scariest place in the school, depending on your status, says Nathan.

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