Politics, the greek philosophers liked to talk about, is part of our
existance. Whether we like it or not humans have very radical political
options. Lets try to find a common ground.Our commitment to change unites
all of us. Besides I gather we 'd all like for more people to join this
forum (we are only 49 after all!)
AV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hubert, Paul [STU]" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: generalist/specialist assessors


> It's no use! He has a strongly ideological viewpoint that ideology and
> politics are irrelevant! I don't think any number of e-mails today will
> change this.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Freewood, Madeleine J
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: 7/26/02 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: generalist/specialist assessors
>
> Dear St.John,
> In my mind there is an inherent contradiction in what you argue here.
> On the one hand you imply that actions to get the job done can take
> place in a vacuum devoid of P/politics or personal ideologies in fact
> they rather get in the way, on the other you contextualise that by
> stating the political framework which impacts on how you take the
> actions you do i.e. a philanthropic approach in which it is the duty of
> the more fortunate to help the less fortunate.
>
> With reference to the subject header the whole reason this debate began
> was because there are different ways and approaches to getting the
> job done, we make choices about which we believe to be the best. There
> can be no doubt that these choices are influenced by many factors not
> least P/politics, ideologies and the values we hold personally and are
> dominant in our society. To my mind being explicit about these and
> understanding them more fully is part of getting the job done not an
> idle way to pass the time spent in the office, as it impacts on the
> choice of actions that we undertake. Further I would suggest that
> developing a political awareness to inform the actions we take is not
> something beholden only to those people sitting in offices, there are
> plenty of examples of 'underprivileged' groups of people coming
> together to do just that.
>
> Best wishes and have a good weekend,
> Madeleine
>