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Seeking the Silent Majority – Is this what the new Local Government Bill is all about?
The Government’s proposed duty to inform, consult and involve is leading to some pretty deep discussions in many a public body. There is a lot of muddled thinking around as many of the words bandied about are gloriously imprecise and defy legislative definition.
What’s becoming abundantly clear, however, is that there is an emerging consensus over the need to widen public dialogues and to seek to “involve” lots of people who have hitherto not participated in our traditional processes. Another way of putting it is that the Government’s agenda is to activate the silent majority and persuade them to become “involved” – however you define it.
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