Comments on: Shopping till the end http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2009/12/09/shoppint-till-the-end/ A Church of Ireland Rector in rural Leinster Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2009/12/09/shoppint-till-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2697 Ian Poulton Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:04:25 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=3955#comment-2697 During World War II the British army had a section called the Army Bureau of Current Affairs -Churchill hated it. It published booklets and held lectures and encouraged discussion of a whole range of issues - and probably contributed to the huge change in British society post-1945. Sometimes, I think a similarly daring consultative process should take place. Governments should have the courage to say, 'we are at a watershed, where do <em>you</em> think we should go from here? During World War II the British army had a section called the Army Bureau of Current Affairs -Churchill hated it. It published booklets and held lectures and encouraged discussion of a whole range of issues – and probably contributed to the huge change in British society post-1945.

Sometimes, I think a similarly daring consultative process should take place. Governments should have the courage to say, ‘we are at a watershed, where do you think we should go from here?

]]> By: Joc http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2009/12/09/shoppint-till-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2695 Joc Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:55:42 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=3955#comment-2695 Great post. For a sharp analysis see the story of stuff http://www.storyofstuff.com/ Great post. For a sharp analysis see the story of stuff http://www.storyofstuff.com/

]]> By: Ken http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2009/12/09/shoppint-till-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 Ken Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:03:55 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=3955#comment-2692 Good post, Ian! If there is anything good to come out of the recession, it will be that people try a little harder to think about what really matters to them. Good post, Ian! If there is anything good to come out of the recession, it will be that people try a little harder to think about what really matters to them.

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