Simply require, by law, each Local Authority to set up an Internet Policy Discussion Forum that is open to the public. Councillors and Local Authority Officers would be required by their job descriptions to engage in policy discussion alongside the public on these forums on topics determined by the public or Council.

None of this will happen because neither Central Government nor Local Government believes in true public participation in policy development.

I've battled with my Local Authority (West Somerset) for years promoting this and have got absolutely nowhere - total waste of my time.

The truth is that Local Government and Central Government answer only those communications that are convenient and ignore everything that is challenging.

So why would they allow true public involvement in policy discussion?

They won't!