Real democracy demands a willingness to listen to genuine local voices

The launch of the King's Fund's 'Citizen Participation' programme last month had all the trappings of an exciting step forward for public involvement in decision making. Sadly, the content was old and weary, and little more than an attempt to promote democracy by focus group.

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