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Edinburgh could not argue that its tolerance zone is safe, but the police in Glasgow, through their liaison officer, do not enforce the law in quite the same way.
There is a wide range of activities, so it will be difficult to get a grip on the diffuse problems, but in many cases, a little bit of help, such as liaison with schools or a small amount of money, would be effective.
The Paralympics has been used to explain disability in every school in Australia and as an educational tool, which goes some way towards explaining the 200,000 school visitors and the significant media coverage.
People knew what they were going to be asked and had time to consult their colleagues and put together a collective view. The visitors did not get the opinions of just one or two individuals who they met on the day, which could have produced a distorted picture.Members of the McIntosh commission tended to visit in groups of two or three.
I would not pretend that the final decisions would be wholly in the gift of the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform, but the view that I and the officials who support me express should carry considerable weight and at least contribute to the wider debate in the Executive about how we establish priorities.