Tom Walker
Tom Walker
danny forward hope turn
I hope Danny can turn it around and keep it there. He has a lot to look forward to in his new life.
vowed
You see it in their faces. He'll be back they say of someone who has vowed to reform.
addiction avoided balance cope crime cycle few financial health investment lifetime lives perhaps problems productive sheet society versus ways worth
It is worth it even if only the financial balance sheet for society is considered: a few years of investment versus a subsequent lifetime of productive activity. Perhaps a cycle prevented with children's lives changed. Health problems averted. Addiction and crime avoided as ways to cope with hopelessness.
good relate simplicity view
We take the view it is good to have simplicity and clarity. It is no good having benchmarks that no-one can relate to.