[cma-l] Where's our bit of this then?

[Bill Best]

Hi

> 2009/7/21 Karl Hartland <hartland.karl at 209radio.co.uk> wrote:
>> UK government advertising and marketing bill rises by nearly 50%
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/20/uk-government-advertising-marketing

2009/7/21 Bill Best <bill.best at commedia.org.uk> replied:
> Hi Karl
>
> Good spot, indeed.
>
> Jaqui's currently on annual leave and will respond when she gets back.
>  However this matter has been on the CMA's three year work plan for
> quite some time now and is an area that has been previously raised
> with COI and will be raised again.

Two stories today that might be of interest are below.

"Businesses, the government and the third sector need to develop
stronger and more innovative partnerships to provide real and
practical help for communities at risk of fracture due to the
recession", an independent taskforce reports today.

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090721_building_stronger_communities.aspx

You can download a copy of the report, "Building Stronger Communities
Business and the third sector: Innovation in tough times", via this
link:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/227170/13546%20ots%20bullding%20stronger.pdf

Furthermore, fundamental reforms being proposed by the Government in
the "Strengthening Local Democracy Consultation" will "result in a
radical strengthening of local democracy by giving citizens a much
bigger role in shaping the places in which they live and the public
services they use".

A combination of radical new measures proposed today will amount to
the biggest shift in power towards councillors "for a generation":

http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/405017

You can also use this site - http://www.writetothem.com/ - to contact
your local councillors. And don't forget that there should still be
some mileage to be had from the Sustainable Communities Act:

http://www.localworks.org/

Bill
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