Not in this neighbouhood

Finland may seem strange but there are some odd things happening in the UK in a serious way. The big issue on my return was youths wearing hooded tops and being menacing. Personally I think the youths, education, family values and facilities for young people have a lot to answer for. But apparently it's all in the hood...

"A Manchester teenager has been banned from wearing a hooded top for five years after a campaign of violence."

"Bluewater shopping centre enjoyed a sharp rise in visitor numbers on the first weekend since it banned youths wearing hooded tops and baseball caps."

"A school could help restore the reputation of the notorious hooded top after making it part of its uniform."

"Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has backed the shopping centre which has outlawed hooded tops and baseball caps."