My opening gambit was that despite the evidence-based mantra of government, policy is rarely made on evidence alone. Instead it is also the product of political aspiration, and persuasion by lobby groups and individuals.
My accounts of youth policy development at a number of different levels produced a somewhat dispirited atmosphere in the room.
Shortly before the end of the session, I was asked if there were any "good-news" stories. My response was that there was a great deal of good news in the ways in which policy was formulated, in the process between conception and policy design. Within that space, there was, quite often, robust deliberation and consultation involving a diverse range of individuals.
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