Ah, summertime. And with the advent of a bit of fun we begin to see the usual signs that the press and public figures are anxious about what young people can and do get up to when the days are longer and they have a little more time on their hands.
Such as? In brief, the message is: Teenagers hanging around on the streets is bad. Things to do, places to go (preferably on Friday and Saturday evenings, as recommended in the Aiming High for Young People strategy) and little to drink in the way of alcohol is good. For example, the London Assembly has issued its first-ever assessment of the drinking habits of young people in London with recommendations for tackling alcohol use among young people up to 21. Children's Secretary Ed Balls has just launched a £1.4m crackdown on teenage summer binge drinking.
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