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  • Let’s be honest, young adults should be free to make their own choices

    Matthew Lesh

    From smoking bans to national service, depriving young adults of basic freedoms is a growing trend among policy makers, says Matthew Lesh Growing up we were told a straightforward story about how to succeed: try hard at school, get into university or some sort of training, find work in a relevant field, save for a [...]

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