Friday, June 11, 2004
From "someone is responsible" to "somebody" ( you know that bloke!) is responsible.
J Ellul summed up our dilemma a long time ago. Time our leaders consulted him .
IF there is to be a new effective move back to governing with efficency-
FIRST Recognise the realities -we have gone full circle within a decade from quangos to quangos..We did'nt really move at all? Worse we have manged to slip from the efficient "someone is responsible" to "some bodies..is responsible".Sir Humphrey never been happier ?
SECOND Apply the KISS principle- democracy has worked well for a long time in some quite specific cultural paradigms - It doesn't need rocket science . Ditch what Ellul might have called the blunt tools of the "technological society " -its worship of change!
THIRD don't ask them, ask us !
J Ellul summed up our dilemma a long time ago. Time our leaders consulted him .
IF there is to be a new effective move back to governing with efficency-
FIRST Recognise the realities -we have gone full circle within a decade from quangos to quangos..We did'nt really move at all? Worse we have manged to slip from the efficient "someone is responsible" to "some bodies..is responsible".Sir Humphrey never been happier ?
SECOND Apply the KISS principle- democracy has worked well for a long time in some quite specific cultural paradigms - It doesn't need rocket science . Ditch what Ellul might have called the blunt tools of the "technological society " -its worship of change!
THIRD don't ask them, ask us !
