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		<title>Should Councils stream stuff?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alan Colson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to full Council last night in Solihull, mainly because we have started promoting meetings via our Twitter feed, and as this was something I have said they should be doing for some time now, I felt I should at least attend one to see what I wanted promoting. There&#8217;s no reason why we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to full Council last night in Solihull, mainly because we have started promoting meetings via our Twitter feed, and as this was something I have said they should be doing for some time now, I felt I should at least attend one to see what I wanted promoting.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no reason why we can&#8217;t stream meetings, but for the costs involved, who would watch it, and what would they get out of it?</p>
<p>I was one of 8 or 9 people in the spectator&#8217;s gallery, most of those were students, so for the general public.</p>
<p>In a time when Councils are being told to cut costs, and in some cases services, where does the funding come from to do this, and how would it be justified? I am all for citizen engagement, democracy, and due process, but I am really struggling with justifying the expense of making things like this available online to the directors, and members of the Council.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
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