{"id":155,"date":"2010-08-29T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leedscd.wordpress.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2010-08-29T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-29T10:51:02","slug":"making-sure-people-are-in-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2010\/08\/29\/making-sure-people-are-in-control\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Making sure people are in control&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So says our new PM.<\/p>\n<p>Some questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which people?<\/li>\n<li>In control of what?<\/li>\n<li>Is &#8216;control&#8217; possible, desirable?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What do you mean by control&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>power to direct or determine; &#8220;under control&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; &#8220;measures for the control of disease&#8221;; &#8220;they instituted controls over drinking on campus&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>exercise authoritative control or power over; &#8220;control the budget&#8221;; &#8220;Command the military forces&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; &#8220;moderate your alcohol intake&#8221;; &#8220;hold your tongue&#8221;; &#8220;hold your temper&#8221;; &#8220;control your anger&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>the activity of managing or exerting control over something; &#8220;the control of the mob by the police was admirable&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>operate: handle and cause to function;<\/li>\n<li>dominance: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another;<\/li>\n<li>manipulate: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one&#8217;s advantage;<\/li>\n<li>restraint: discipline in personal and social activities; &#8220;he was a model of polite restraint&#8221;; &#8220;she never lost control of herself&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I wonder what exactly Mr Cameron means by &#8216;Making sure that people are in control&#8217;?<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Working In Community Development Today&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/23\/working-in-community-development-today\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Working In Community Development Today&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So says our new PM. 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