Monday, 7 June 2004

Personal

Caught out

John called my bluff.

A month ago I scribbled a response to something I'd read on the BBC News website. I was trying to be clever, but I think I came across a little bit smug. Almost as an afterthought I included a link to Church Action on Poverty.

"What did you glean from CAP's view of the Indices of Deprivation Index?" John asked.

I'll admit: nothing. I've not found a report on their site. But I've found other things, and it's made me realise how little I know (and wonder if that's a good state to be). This probably says more about my life so far than anything else.

I guess this entry's a public reply to John.

The reading I did suggests Indices of Deprivation can be a pretty unhelpful report, knocking communities at one end of the document. Beyond that, I don't know. I don't really live in a community here. I know a couple of my neighbours, but I've never belonged to an area so I'm lost when it comes to developing a response.

(How's that for confused?)

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