When is a consultation not a consultation?
A member of staff representing a housing association argues that a questionnaire asking tenants to specify the contents of a property with no other communication with the tenants seeking opinion or input into the decision-making process constitutes proof that tenants were adequately consulted about the future of that property.
It could be argued that the provision of a questionnaire, whatever its purpose, is a form of consultation but does this constitute a consultation in the true sense of the word?
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Somebody has stolen my comment.
Wasn't me, try posting again and I'll moderate it in. By the way you're right about gardening, definitely not good for you, think I might stick to writing.
We look forward to reading your writing.
Is that the royal "We", Dugsie? I think you're my only visitor. Your message elsewhere was very touching, I found it a short time ago, I don't know how to answer it (I've probably got woolly aphids in the brain, I have to confess I've been gardening today, doesn't do the grey matter much good and as for as the body, the least said the better, I expect I'll walk again) but I will answer.
I have visited.
Dugsie
Hello
It's me again. I don't know if anyone visits my blog, beyond those who leave a comment. I'm just practising, anyway.
I think that there is a link to your blog on 'Organised Rage' I haven't got around to doing things like that myself yet.
I have been trying to paste things on to my blog, but it doesn't work. Do you know how to do that ?
I've put a revised version of the Carers' Charter on Carer Watch as I couldn't paste it on to 'Occasional Dugsie'.
Thinking of you.
Somebody has stolen my comment again.
Apropos your second comment I think that you might be refering to the one before and I've only just come online today, one of those days (sigh). I can't imagine that I'm on 'Organised Rage', I certainly haven't posted a link on there but if I am I suppose I'd better get writing.
To copy and paste onto your blog open two windows, one to create a new entry for your blog and one with the text you want to copy to the blog, hold the mouse left click down (I assume you use a mouse?) and highlight the copy you want to transfer, right click and click on "copy" in the window that opens, reduce the size of this window and hold the left click down and drag to the text box of your "compose" on your blog. I think that that's as clear as mud I'm afraid, I no longer use a mouse so I'm trying to mentally transfer my actions on a touch pad to a mouse. Let me know if doesn't make sense and I'll try and explain again.
I'll have a look at the Charter, it's such a brilliant idea, I wish I'd thought of it myself.
Take care, Dugsie, I'll Google 'Organised Rage' but I expect that it's someone else's blog with a similar name, and I thought I was original, oh well c'est la vie.
Annie
I do have a mouse in the house, but you can't left click it because it only has one click. As far as I know all Mac mice are like that. I'll have another go at pasting on my blog. Thanks for your advice. When are we going to see another posting on here please ?
You are missed.
I can't get beyond opening one window. What comes next after clicking on New Post ? Do you get defenestrated a second time ?
Something else must surely have happened by now. It's been over a month.
If you're referring to the demolition of the garages they've been fenced off for a month now and nothing, but nothing further has happened. Meanwhile I open my side gate every morning so that a neighbour who has breathing difficulties can use our back garden to access his car without having to walk round a long block including a hill, after the first couple of days when it seemed really odd and we both felt a bit uncomfortable with him passing right next to our sitting room we've got used to it and greet each other as he passes through. Nevertheless it isn't ideal for either of us and I feel uncomfortable having to check whether he is going out again by seeing if he's bolted the bottom gate so that I can secure the side one, I feel as though I'm infringing his privacy.
You are being kind. It is in your nature.
No, Dugsie, merely treating others as I would wish to be treated myself.
I think that's being very kind. I wouldn't go that far myself.
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