12:00 pm
Karen Dee: I would like to say that there is an appetite. Certainly most businesses would accept that they should engage more widely with their local authorities. As an organisation, we think that that would be a good thing. Clearly, there are a number of pressures on businesses, so it has to be meaningful engagement and a good use of their time, to encourage them to do so. At the moment, many businesses probably do not believe that to be the case. Under the right circumstances—you will know what my circumstances are—the BRS might be a route that could encourage local authorities and businesses to engage in a more constructive fashion.