I can't help thinking this wasn't the most exciting news to come out of Northern Ireland last week. Yes, you could have a point there. I don't know whether this was top of the list of discussions for Mr Adams and Dr Paisley but, as it states here, as Northern Ireland moves away from conflict and towards a shared future, the role of young people will be vital. Improving outcomes will be essential in creating a shared, stable society.
And are the plans to do that in place?
You'll sometimes have heard talk of a political paralysis in Northern Ireland in recent years as the locus of power shifted from Westminster to Stormont and back again. And there's been a root-and-branch reform of local government. But nonetheless, there has been a wealth of strategies, reforms and charters. The first 20 pages of this document are stuffed to the gunnels with them.
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