Why do so many silly ideas become law?

Most of the politicians I know have exceptionally good memories, and studied history. So why do they repeat the mistakes from former years? Perhaps because they've learned the lessons that apply to them, and the mistakes that apply to the general public don't apply to them.

But what actually is it?

 I like to research thoroughly before responding to a tender, and a requirement came up that really challenged me. The client wants to know if their response to domestic violence represents value for money.  It's still early days for the service, but how it develops from here depends on the findings of the cost-effectiveness study, so we owe a really important duty of care for such a critical service.

This was one of the defining reports for the Emergency Care Practitioner. Launched by Prof Sir George Alberti in October 2004, it explains what ECPs are (or can be), where they were at the time, how much they cost to develop and what the Return on Investment is (these two were my bits).

A 1½ day workshop for people who need to prepare business cases, need more practice, or whose track record at having business cases approved is not all they would like. It helps delegates to gather the evidence and identify the impacts which contribute to a compelling business case; and explores alternative sources of funding.