Comments on: The Peterborough Neighbourhood Council Debate http://www.newlistener.co.uk/home/the-peterborough-neighbourhood-council-debate/ BBC Transcripts Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Roddis http://www.newlistener.co.uk/home/the-peterborough-neighbourhood-council-debate/#comment-322 Kevin Roddis Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:46:53 +0000 http://www.newlistener.co.uk/home/?p=1209#comment-322 I think Chris must have been to a different Neighbourhood Council to me last night, though we did chat before and after the meeting. They are not working simply because the council treat it as just another one of their meetings. These Neighbourhood Council meetings have more in common with FMCGs than a normal council meeting. It's a product they need to 'sell' to the consumers and quite frankly they haven't got a clue. As ever such events are measured by the council on vague sweeping comments members of the council and its officers make which just do not stand up to any scrutiny what-so-ever. A pity really because I happen to think that the idea could be good, it's the execution that's diabolical. The marketing is non existent and the 'sales pitch' would be thrown out by any public sector organisation if it came from private sector. I think Chris must have been to a different Neighbourhood Council to me last night, though we did chat before and after the meeting.
They are not working simply because the council treat it as just another one of their meetings.
These Neighbourhood Council meetings have more in common with FMCGs than a normal council meeting. It’s a product they need to ‘sell’ to the consumers and quite frankly they haven’t got a clue.

As ever such events are measured by the council on vague sweeping comments members of the council and its officers make which just do not stand up to any scrutiny what-so-ever.

A pity really because I happen to think that the idea could be good, it’s the execution that’s diabolical. The marketing is non existent and the ‘sales pitch’ would be thrown out by any public sector organisation if it came from private sector.

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