Young writer Lee-Anne Douglas took part in a scheme funded by the Glasgow constabulary and aimed at improving relations between police and young residents. The participants loved going go-karting and ice-skating, but Lee-Anne wasn't convinced an activity scheme changed attitudes. She thinks the police should build long-term relationships through local youth clubs.
Karima Dakharma, of Exposure, is fed up with Shakespeare overload in the National Curriculum and is concerned about the lack of contemporary poetry and literature taught in secondary schools. She doesn't dislike Shakespeare, but believes "today's talent should be recognised and given room to flourish".
Exposure isn't the only magazine concerned with all things literary this month. Steph Bethell argues for the rebirth of reading in the latest issue of Krash. Steph laments that most young people can name the cast of Friends, but have never heard of Emily Bronte. But she is no book snob, and recommends reading everything from highbrow literature to Harry Potter and comics. She just wants young people to nurture their imaginations once in a while.
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