For several years the cynical anecdote has been that, when the Irish electorate voted the ‘wrong’ way in a Referendum, the EU merely asked its Government to hold another one […]
Back to the beginning…? – When a consultation has to start all over again … Or does it? Read More »
Ask any group of public engagement and consultation professionals about standards and the chances are that the one rule they will identify as being applicable will be the years-old convention
Time out for Twelve weeks? – Is the ‘Twelve-week rule’ past its sell-by date? Read More »
The first Tuesday Topic was written on November 26th, 2003. It was entitled Consultation – or just another survey? and began an uninterrupted series of short, 600-800 word, briefs covering
Credible consultations! – WANTED – a few more whistle-blowers! Read More »
The first Tuesday Topic was written on November 26th, 2003. It was entitled Consultation – or just another survey? and began an uninterrupted series of short, 600-800 word, briefs covering
Credible consultations! – WANTED – a few more whistle-blowers! Read More »
At first glance this is another case about the traumas of local authorities seeking expenditure reductions in difficult functions such as adult social care. Similar to the important Birmingham City
The Isle of Wight Council case: – Failures in consultation Read More »
The answer to this riddle is that they have both concluded that Referendums can be inconvenient. It’s all really quite confusing isn’t it. Asking the public to give a view should, of
Cold feet! – What have Pickles and Papandreou in common? Read More »
The past decade has seen a largely unquestioned view that public policy should be evidence-based. And who could question it anyway? It seems so obvious. But it has not been
When the Government cancelled the Forestry consultation earlier this year, the Prime Minister is reported to have complained that ‘we hadn’t done enough pitch-rolling’. Despite mystifying non-cricket followers, he was
Growth is in; the Government needs it badly, and the country as a whole is passionate to avoid another recession. It is the backdrop for the fascinating debate on the
Introduction 1.1    The Consultation Institute‟s Briefing Paper 22, published in July 2010, set out some of the key public engagement and consultation issues that local authorities need to consider when
Local Authority Budget Consultations – An update Read More »
Update coming soon
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