Above all, in Tom's words, there was good crack. Crack means good talk with like-minded people. We were all part of the youth work tribe - we shared a mission, a set of values, language, and preferred ways of behaving. We knew our differences and respected the basis for these. We do have differing views about the importance of curriculum, outcomes, the role of government, the balance of provision and so on. Our differences, however, act as a force for cohesion. They are the debate about angels on a pinhead which exercised the philosophers in the middles ages. There are gradations of viewpoints, but we come together in our shared determined commitment to improve the life chances of all young people.
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