An interesting read. My biggest problem was in disagreeing that some of his points that imply they are a "bad" thing are really all that "bad". E.g.:
"Devolution is both the process of degeneration and the surrender of governmental powers from central authorities to local authorities."
Found in his first paragraph, I see the surrender of gummit powers from central to local as a very good thing. And "degeneration", of course, is a very loaded subjective judgment.
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Date: 2009-06-26 04:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-06-27 12:59 am (UTC)"Devolution is both the process of degeneration and the surrender of governmental powers from central authorities to local authorities."
Found in his first paragraph, I see the surrender of gummit powers from central to local as a very good thing. And "degeneration", of course, is a very loaded subjective judgment.