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Devolving power to those closest : Comments
By Mark Christensen, published 11/6/2019What empowers people and nurtures a shared sense of purpose and belonging is individuals, business and community leaders working together, in good faith, on solutions that reflect local conditions.
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Well that I do start. Since when has the concept of “subsidiarity” travelled in a downward direction?
The power of local government to actually make useful and meaningful decisions applicable to a local population, is dead.
The State abuse of the land and environment court, stands as a classic example of State power willing and ready to overpower local decision making processes, and bend and manipulate outcomes diametrically opposed to the wishes of the local community abound.
What this author suggests is a fairytale of unachievables.
Of course, Local Governments also capitalise on their diminished responsibilities the overpowering processes of State Government affords, by negating responsibility of local Councils with a “ho hum, and I really wish I could help..but”.
And sadly for the bottom tier called the citizen, they are forced to subscribe to this undemocratic process, by ticking off a new breed of powerful money grabbers called real estate agents, disguised as your Local Government at council elections, at the threat of a fine for non-compliance.
There is no local voice in Council, it was always a weak presence, and will continue to erode with escalating property values, where the worth of the citizen is assessed on his power and degree of importance, culminating in the ultimate power of land developers and real estate agents.
As history continues to point out, oppression at the bottom, calls for revolution from the bottom.
Dan