Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Tell it like it is

From the research point of view, stark honesty is always reassuring, however negative. I’ve just been going through some comments in a questionnaire survey and came across this little gem:

Q. ‘To what extent do you tend to get involved in local community issues?’

A. ‘I can't be bothered. Nothing has really motivated me to get involved.’

OK, can we have the next question please?

 

17 Feb 2015 20:42:02 | Governance and participation

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Footnote - just came across another splendid response to the same question:
'What local community issues?'

Posted by: Kevin Harris | Tuesday, 17 February 2015 at 20:51

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