The streets of London, Manchester, Birmingham and our other great cities have witnessed horrific violence over the past few days. But that is not the problem. As Thomas Prosser wrote for Comment is free, the real problem is the encouragement of virtue, community and serving one another. That is the really pernicious thing. That is what we must protect our young people from.
Many of the disaffected youth who have run amok across the nation this week are crying out for hope and purpose. Young people just like them will be among the thousands attending Christian youth camps this year. Many with criminal records or from broken homes have joined those from apparently privileged backgrounds.
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