[Caz]

There was a guy on one of the news programmes, don't remember which, was offering kids who were caught up in binge drinking the option to do something else. Seem to recall they were on the tall ships at Liverpool.

What happens when this carrot is taken away, and they have to take life as most of us do?

Why is it that families who do the least to help themselves and their kids usually end up as recipients of such things? If you struggle against the odds to bring your kids up to be decent human beings, you have no assistance what so ever.

I've struggled with mine, made sure they had role models in the form of youth groups etc, paid for them to do things like this, and hopefully they are on the right road. They never frequented pubs on a regular basis, usually only when they had a gig booked. But the one's who's families couldn't care less are given it on a plate.

Young offenders being given holidays. etc etc. where are the figures pertaining to whether this action worked, would love to see them.

Getting to the core of the problem is what is needed, but it just doesn't seem to be happening.