We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local
primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to
expand local
primary schools to create twice
as many;
concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.
When lawyers want to
expand a business relationship or get work for the first time from a potential client, their
primary purpose in asking questions is to build rapport; to understand
as much
as possible about the client's business, priorities, and
concerns; and to invite the client to raise objections so they can deal with them in order to finally ask for the business.