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We quickly identified for the board that the big challenge would be the demographic change in the population of Dumfries and Galloway: a 26 per cent increase in over-65s, a 26 per cent decrease in those aged 19 and below and an 11 per cent decrease in the working-age population.
At 32 per cent, trade schemes come first in Scotland, followed by day release schemes and modern apprenticeships at 26 per cent each and LEC courses at 21 per cent.
Professor C K Prahalad, who is an adviser to the Indian Government on global business strategy, coined the phrase "legacy thinking". The idea is that if we keep on doing the things that we did, we will keep on getting the same results.
In a sense, the draft SPP 8 and the draft SPP 21 are two sides of the same coin. The draft SPP 8 suggests that the main emphasis of development should be the revival of town centres, so the two go hand in hand.
It is to be hoped that we will not usually be in the position of firing people. To coin a phrase, the point is that, "It's everyone's job to make sure I'm alright."
However, there is another side to the coin. The Accounts Commission is responsible for looking into what the local authorities do and whether value for money is being achieved.
I am, therefore, well placed to see both sides of the coin. Since joining the division at the beginning of the year, I have seen an improvement in communications.
Total allowable catches will clearly have a crucial role in the CFP in distributing fishing opportunities and in maintaining relative stability. The other side of the coin is the additional emphasis that the industry places on effort limitation and conservation of stocks.