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Are our policy makers able to create sound policies?

  • 26-10-2013 5:21pm
    #1
    experiMental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭


    There was an article in The Sunday Times and it argued that main government policy makers in UK are not really qualified to create and manage government policies. The simple reason was that they were not sufficiently educated for that kind of job. The author argues that people are suffering because of their mistakes. That article applied to Britain, though.

    Are university and expertise-based think tanks recruited by the government to create and manage policies, or is their involvement cut due to budget? I think that the best kind of research and science should be applied to create an environment in which people can live normal lives, but I wonder if it is sufficiently applied.


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  • #2
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Policies go for public consultation before bills are created.

    So interest groups & think tanks can make suggestions.

    As to politicians being under-qualified.....

    I'm sorry you are dis-pleased with democracy.
    Feel free to move to North Korea.


  • #3
    marshbaboon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭marshbaboon


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    Policies go for public consultation before bills are created.

    So interest groups & think tanks can make suggestions.

    As to politicians being under-qualified.....

    I'm sorry you are dis-pleased with democracy.
    Feel free to move to North Korea.



  • #4
    experiMental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭experiMental


    Well.. I said
    That article applied to Britain, though.
    , so I wasn't dissing any Irish politicians. I never will and I don't want to.

    Thanks for the South Park link, though.


  • #5
    Driveby Dogboy
    Site Banned Posts: 257 ✭✭Driveby Dogboy


    Keep volume to a respectable level between the hours of 11pm and 8am


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