Our new Prime Minister says he believes in early intervention. As Leader of the Opposition, in a speech to the Local Government Association in 2007, David Cameron said, '... ask a primary school teacher with a class of five-year-olds which ones are likely to be in trouble with the law in five or ten years' time - the chances are, the teacher will be able to tell you with total accuracy. So, given this, why do we wait until kids are ten or 15 before we try to intervene?'
If this statement translates into action under the new coalition Government, evidence suggests there could be an enormous long-term benefit to society - and a greatly reduced deficit, as opposed to an ever-growing one - in the years to come.
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