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Comment: Boris Johnson and youth violence in London
On April 23rd, The Guardian published an article entitled “Boris Johnson ‘has done virtually nothing to tackle youth violence’“. Professor Gus John commented on the news story, saying: Ron Belgrave is finally lifting the lid on the sham that passed as Boris Johnson’s engagement with the issue of serious youth violence in London and in
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Boris Johnson ‘has done virtually nothing to tackle youth violence’
(Click on the image above to read this article in The Guardian’s website) Boris Johnson has done “virtually nothing” to tackle rising serious youth violence, according to a former senior London government officer who drew up the Conservative mayor’s initial proposals for addressing the issue. Ron Belgrave, who left the Greater London authority (GLA) in
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Boris J. youth violence strategy: ‘sabotaged’ and ‘a shambles’
Boris Johnson’s undertaking to get to grips with knife and youth crime was one of the most welcome of his pledges during the last mayoral campaign. Since moving in to City Hall he’s put time and energy into delivering. But what has really been achieved? Three members of an advisory group Boris set up to
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Serious Youth Violence in the Capital
The following paper was submitted for consideration by the London Mayor’s ‘Time for Action’ and Community Safety Teams and the London Mayor’s Expert Advisory Group. Context: On 13 December 2010, the Mayor’s Expert Advisory Group (MEAG) received and discussed a paper: Serious Youth Violence in London – a brief retrospective on recent action that was
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