NO - Will McMahon, senior associate, Crime & Society Foundation
The "what to do about social exclusion" debate has, in effect'suppressed discussion about poverty and inequality. There are still morethan 10 million people living in poverty and inequality has grown since1997.
That the person previously responsible for the anti-socialbehaviour/Respect agenda is seen as the best person for this post issymptomatic of the Government's refusal to recognise the fundamentalstructural causes of contemporary social problems.
YES BUT - Pam Hibbert, principal policy officer, Barnardo's
Yes, provided the focus is really on including those who are sociallyexcluded and not another way to devise more punitive and coerciveapproaches, particularly in the case of children and young people. Theyare one of the most socially excluded groups and the ones who have beenon the receiving end of anti-social behaviour legislation and arevulnerable to homelessness, sexual exploitation and so on. We hope thispost is about working to support these children and young people.
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