Disrespect and the causes of disrespect
So the last few days have mainly been about watching season five of The West Wing. As a self-respecting American politics junkie, I can’t wait for the pantomime of a British MP (and that it’s that British MP makes it so much better!) taking on a US Senate committee stuffed full of good ole GOP-ers.
And as well today, I see Mr Blair is declaring war on disrespect and the causes of disrespect. I hope that includes the long-promised green paper on youth. Ask any young person what they want and somewhere in that conversation will come the wish for things to do and places to go. I’m not some bleeding-heart liberal who just wants to mother the little darlings, but having worked with excellent youth workers who can make a difference to the “hardest to reach” young people (to use the current euphemism), I hope we’ve some time to look at the causes of disrespect as well as mopping up the mess afterwards. So, new Children’s and Young People’s Minister Bev Hughes, how about a youth centre in every community, to go alongside that children’s centre in every community?
Why do you keep having a go at Galloway? He’s one of the few MP’s to stand up for what he believes in.
My criticism of GG isn’t that he doesn’t stand up for what he believes in, it’s that I disagree with his beliefs.
I’m hoping that you and your local party are going to write to Beverley Hughes to make that entirely sensible point?
About Galloway or decent services and support for young people?!
I wouldn’t imagine that Bev Hughes really cares about whether Galloway stands up for what he believes in (well, perhaps . . .).
I meant about the youth centres.
Reliably informed that the youth Green Paper out in June, so hopefully will shortly be progress on that front… But yes - at work and as a private citizen, I will be making that point.