I try to set the right balance between coverage of local issues and national politics. So apologies if this is too much like the last post in nature.
In this morning's Times Peter Riddell says the following 'As often with Mr. Brown, the doubt is not over the analysis, but over the myriad initiatives. He seems to believe that the appearance of activity is an answer.'
This I believe sets out a key difference in philosophy between this Brown Government and Cameron's Conservatives. While Conservatives believe in enabling society to develop a framework in which people can live their own lives, Labour believes in using the power of the state to regulate, cajole and control. But as we see time after time (e.g. Tax Credits, Sure Start Scheme, the dozens of unimplemented Criminal Justice Acts)these are often just expensive failures. A new approach is needed.
