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A nuanced approach is needed that accepts that ‘softer’ impacts, such as raising awareness of an issue that may otherwise have been overlooked or airing lived experience, can be just as important as a recommendation being accepted.
The committee recognises that it is very difficult to balance the needs of the majority of people who live in the cities with those of people who live in outlying and rural areas.
However, I will park that issue today and concentrate on another area in which we have not lived up to the principles and ambitions of the CSG and all those people who supported those principles.