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The "But none of the teachers, pensioners, mothers, employers and teenagers out shopping at Bluewater want to admit they are part of a society rearing a generation of hooded hoodlums.



Both government and shopping centre initiatives sprang from fearful focus groups. Voters told the prime minister of teens' loss of respect. Shoppers told Bluewater they hated the young hooded gangs listlessly congregating in the brightly lit mall. Its ban was shrewd PR, helping the 330 chain stores identify shoplifters on CCTV and sending a message to shoppers: leave your hoodie-infested local shops and come to Bluewater. (Gamestation, the computer games retailer, opportunistically announced yesterday that it would welcome hooded top-wearing teens into its stores.)