Is this what I didn't vote for?
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perlmongerWhere parents, pupils and patients are in charge of our schools and hospitals.
So no change on the Tory/NewLabor consensus on trashing and sidelining teachers, nurses and doctors, then?
That’s why I will set up a network of real families, who have nothing to do with party politics, in every region of this country to advise me on what they think should be my priorities.
That’ll be Focus Groups and a direct line to Murdoch and the Mail, then?
All this and a Trident replacement! Still, my beating heart.
Oh well, at least Conference sets policy; unless that’s due for change too?
So no change on the Tory/NewLabor consensus on trashing and sidelining teachers, nurses and doctors, then?
That’s why I will set up a network of real families, who have nothing to do with party politics, in every region of this country to advise me on what they think should be my priorities.
That’ll be Focus Groups and a direct line to Murdoch and the Mail, then?
All this and a Trident replacement! Still, my beating heart.
Oh well, at least Conference sets policy; unless that’s due for change too?
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focus groups are a bad idea, local accountability is a good one
Date: 2007-12-19 10:49 am (UTC)Having said that I *really* would like quangos and NHS "Trusts" to be accountable to those they serve, rather than civil servants and the echoe chamber of executives congratulating themselves on how great they all are.
I'm still annoyed about the farcial fudge that is party policy on trident - did the segment condemning Iran stay in - that's kind of ironic given that all evidence points towards their program being entirely civilian.