We were talking with someone yesterday about the politics behind the issuing of newsletters: when you’re working in a political organisation publicly available information is seen as a measurable performance indicator. Often the quality of production of such information is more important than its content. Indeed, it’s often perceived that the value of an organisation is realised in the production of associated documentation. That’s because producing documents is easy, cheap and easily measurable.

The Highland Council is, by its nature, publicly accountable. Various organisations and committees are duty-bound to publish the results of their activities. Here’s a screenshot of the available minutes from the City of Inverness and Area Planning Applications Committee:

Spot the problem.