Her speech got what can best be described as a lukewarm reception, especially her plans for the opportunity card in delivering the Youth Matters proposals.
Whatever she thought, it was unlikely she was mentally adding the six delegates who grilled her about the new scheme to her Christmas card list.
Two weeks on, the minister describes her mood as one of regret rather than anger. "It's unfortunate that what came across was an attitude about their own feeling of a possible loss of control," she says. "But, more importantly, it was not aspirational and adventurous for young people themselves - and that's what I regretted. We've got to lift our sights."
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