As youth club, sport centers, libraries and afterschool activities continue to close their doors, it is unsurprising that juvenile crime and anti social behavior, in many areas, has increased. What our politicians don’t seem to understand, is that when such spaces close, the teenagers who used to access them don’t suddenly disappear; but rather, they go somewhere else instead. Somewhere that is often unsafe, and uncaring to their needs, that doesn’t upskill their personal and their professional life, invest in their social skills, nor connect them to positive role models... but often would rather exploit them instead. This is particularly true for boys. So what is to be said about our ‘lost boys’, and the systemic failure and closure of spaces, that lies at the root of the problem? Talking with @jamessmith with from @theproblemwith, full episode here: https://tinyurl.com/26cyrsa7

2026-02-17