Quotation for Today, Monday 28 September
Finally a word of caution: no system of local government has ever lasted long before it needed updating. Mine is only 20 years old next month, but already showing signs of age. That’s life. Patterns of urban and rural change shift incredibly rapidly. So does technology, and its not just in your area of water management. For instance, the capacity of people to keep in touch with those they elect has changed massively in the last few years with the arrival of the internet which we didn’t know about in 1989. Had I known about it at the time, I might not have been so enthusiastic about community boards. As responsible citizens we all need to keep abreast of these things, and work out how they can assist us to get value for money at the local level at this particular moment of development.
Dr Michael Bassett concluding a recent speech on local government.
The comment on community boards is interesting. Are people in danger of thinking about the issues of communication with an old fashioned mindset?
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