YES - Don Entwistle, area youth service manager, Tameside Youth Service
With the general election coming up, the delay is inevitable.
But there are many issues to do with young people, such as the huge zero-tolerance agenda of oppression against young people, anti-social behaviour orders and dispersal orders. This agenda means that there needs to be a positive and strong lead on funding, rights and responsibilities that values and appreciates young people.
There is a big need for a long-term plan for the next five to 10 years.
Young people need to be put at the heart of an agenda that celebrates their achievement, to roll back an intolerant society - for all kinds of reasons.
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