#28003
scapegoat
Flatchatter
Chat-starter

    Dear Cosmo – thanks for making a very good point, which I note JT echoes. And I can see problems with the suggestion I make: as you say, so often it’s really hard to get people to be involved, so I do take the point that you and JT make. Thank you both.

    But in “rusted-on control freak” situation, it’s so hard to move them on simply because their imperative is to CONTROL. Maybe something like I’m suggesting could be made specific to situations where owners are being actively excluded from being involved. Quite how to determine that and how to specify such a rule is difficult, I admit. 

    However, I’m also very struck by how common my problem is! Whenever I talk about this, I get the “there’s one in every building” response.

    Thanks again for your thoughts.