The European Union’s Committee of the Regions has published a new Eurobarometer survey looking at the impact of local and regional government in the EU. The survey shows that local government is the most trusted tier of government in the EU (50% trust), with the EU itself second (47%) and national governments some way behind [...]
Posts on ‘March 30th, 2009’
And the winners are…..
Given the recent news stories about the Home Secretary’s husband buying porn on the rates, and Tony McNulty’s complicated housing arrangements, it’s worth getting the whole debate in perspective. Firstly, Iain Dale thinks it’s about as serious as things can get from the point of view of the reputation of politics. Last year, a couple [...]
How local government and the public sector disincentivise social innovation
The reason that there is such a wide-ranging debate about what democracy is, and how it is likely to change in the coming years, is in no small part, down to the fact that technology is making new things possible. The technical infrastructure available to us is changing, and creative minds are being applied to [...]
