Exclusive: Culture secretary announces first national youth strategy in 15 years to help ‘vulnerable’ generation
Young people have faced “violent indifference” from the political establishment for decades, leaving them struggling to navigate a changing world, the culture secretary said as she announced the first national youth strategy in 15 years.
In an interview with the Guardian, Lisa Nandy said young people today were the most digitally connected but also the most isolated generation, adding that more could be done to police online spaces under new laws.
She said too many of them did not believe politics could be a force for good, so were turning away from mainstream parties including Labour. The youth strategy could “put them back in the driving seat of their own lives”, Nandy added.
The Youth Matters plan, backed by £500m, aims to give 500,000 more young people access to a trusted adult outside their home, boost resilience and teach skills including how to stay safe online.
