tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660045811631095081.post3626544421412644052..comments2023-03-19T13:42:19.502+00:00Comments on PPlog: Naffolk LINksPPLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16701123641471735958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660045811631095081.post-71192751162625716782009-04-18T12:13:00.000+01:002009-04-18T12:13:00.000+01:00I suppose it could be said that you at least had a...I suppose it could be said that you at least had a strategy group in Norfolk. We didn't even have that on the Isle of Wight. Each LA has interpreted the transitional duty in its own, usually inadequate, way. And we, like you, now have a star chamber -elected in our case by a group of people who can't even be identified. Wonderful thing, democracy. Data protection, you know. Can't share the electoral roll with anyone. <br />It's just about the worst start the LINk could have had. I haven't written it off yet, because it's a very recent development on the IW, but the early signs are discouraging; what is happening is that the semi-professional third sector is taking over; and what they're professional at is not public involvement, but securing income streams to keep their ramshackle organizations afloat.Robert Joneshttp://www.isleofwightlandscapes.netnoreply@blogger.com