Comments on: Against participatory democracy http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/21/against-participatory-democracy/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Promoting innovation and a conversational local politics Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Evans http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/21/against-participatory-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Paul Evans Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:43:00 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1429#comment-307 Brian, I find Vernon Bogdanor's status slightly baffling. I've never had any idea why he's taken seriously by anyone. Brian,

I find Vernon Bogdanor’s status slightly baffling. I’ve never had any idea why he’s taken seriously by anyone.

]]> By: Ade http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/21/against-participatory-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Ade Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:22:24 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1429#comment-304 I love the term 'hard to avoid' group - hilarious! But on a serious note shouldn't we be trying to help create more 'hard to avoid' people to make democracy work effectively. I am inclined still to think that democracy works best when there is a cacophony of voices shaping policies and directing decision-making.. I love the term ‘hard to avoid’ group – hilarious! But on a serious note shouldn’t we be trying to help create more ‘hard to avoid’ people to make democracy work effectively. I am inclined still to think that democracy works best when there is a cacophony of voices shaping policies and directing decision-making..

]]> By: Brian Barder http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/07/21/against-participatory-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Brian Barder Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:19:34 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1429#comment-299 I'm grateful for these complimentary remarks. Have you noticed that there's a rather muddled proposal for 'participatory democracy' at the end of Professor Vernon Bogdanor's generally rather muddled article in today's Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/20/constitutional-reform-uk-bogdanor) about the government's newly published 'Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill'? I have submitted a letter to the Guardian drawing attention to the many questionable things in Bogdanor's article. If, as I expect, the Guardian doesn't publish it, I'll put my letter on my own blog -- http://www.barder.com/ephems/. <b>Brian</b> <a href="http://www.barder.com/ephems/" rel="nofollow">http://www.barder.com/ephems/</a> I’m grateful for these complimentary remarks. Have you noticed that there’s a rather muddled proposal for ‘participatory democracy’ at the end of Professor Vernon Bogdanor’s generally rather muddled article in today’s Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/20/constitutional-reform-uk-bogdanor) about the government’s newly published ‘Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill’? I have submitted a letter to the Guardian drawing attention to the many questionable things in Bogdanor’s article. If, as I expect, the Guardian doesn’t publish it, I’ll put my letter on my own blog — http://www.barder.com/ephems/.

Brian
http://www.barder.com/ephems/

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