David Cameron is pushing for age laws to be homogenised and for young people to earn the title adult rather than just hitting an arbitrary age point.
Youth and young adults are very much on politicians minds at the moment. Both Gordon Brown and David Cameron are putting plans in place for young adults. Both think that some form of community based group activity is good. Both think that the state sector is not the best vehicle for this.
However.
Gordon Brown thinks that "someone" should do something about it. David Cameron is doing something about it. Gordon Brown is in government, David Cameron is not. Shouldn't it have been Gordon who was in a better position to "do something"?
I am pleased that DC has looked to the charitable sector to run with this, supported by but not run by the Conservative party, this is very much in keeping with the ideas that I put forward here. At this rate all my ideas will become Conservative policy, eventually.
30 October, 2006
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Fine notion, the 'earn the title' idea but how to implement it across the board? By National intervention and isn't that what they didn't want to do?
I am sure the two things are inconsistent in one case pushing for age laws to be homogenised and in the other earning the title adult.
What this will lead to is ID cards for all to prove that they have earned not just the title 'adult' but the rights that go with it. A 17 year old who has done their national service will be able to show their ID card and get a pint of beer and a vote, while others (who may have been too busy earning a living) will not get either entitlement.
There has not been a more unworkable and self-contradictory proposal from a major political party since the Labour party wanted a quota of atheists in church schools.
At least one young man did the responsible thing and pointed out the confusion Dave was suffering from: Metro article.
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