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Lords amend Elections Bill on voter ID- here’s a quick lesson for the Government to learn

Some of the last votes in the House of Lords before they join their Commons colleagues in recess were on the Report stage of the Election Bill, the Government’s flagship legislation purporting to boost election security and strengthen our democracy. Those who have been about for a while will be familiar with this legislation, and […]

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Government by ideology? Or government by evidence? Bridging policy gaps using consultation and engagement

The Government energy strategy that we wrote about last week has finally been pushed out into the wild, though the absence of the usual  pdf copy suggests that work was ongoing on it late into last night. Much as expected, it’s heavy on nuclear, announces a new independent technical review being conducted by the British

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Rolling review of equalities impact can be lawful says Court of Appeal, but don’t rely on it…

At the beginning of July last year we wrote about Sheakh v London Borough of Lambeth, a challenge to Lambeth’s implementation of new low traffic neighbourhoods by way of both consultation and the public sector equality duty. In the original case, Mr Justice Kerr found for the Council on all grounds, but his decision was

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Last public servant out, turn off the signal- the privatisation of Channel 4

Last night, the chief executive of Channel 4 sent an email to his staff. Its message was short, and not particularly sweet. The Government had decided to proceed with their plans to privatise Channel 4 and take it out of public ownership for the first time in the 40 years since Margaret Thatcher’s Government set

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The Consultation Institute’s newest product… the Gunning Five!

tCI is proud to announce today the latest addition to our exciting product portfolio. Finding its place amongst our extensive range of e-learning courses, professional services and public training, and adding to the canon of tCI entertainment media started by The Art of Consultation and The Politics of Consultation, we’re delighted to launch the new

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The ticking clock- energy, geopolitics and the vox populi

One of the most striking images of the nuclear age has always been that of the Doomsday Clock. Maintained since the late nineteen-forties by the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, it provides a subjective (and rather reductionist) metaphorical assessment of exactly how close mankind is to existential catastrophe. At present, it rests

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Row over Greater Manchester bus franchising breaks down in court

The Bus Services Act 2017 amended the Transport Act 2000 to give some types of local authority power to make bus franchising schemes, where bus operators provide services under contract to the local transport authority. One of these local authorities is Greater Manchester where, in 2017, the Combined Authority decided to assess a proposed franchising

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Guest Article: Scottish Government’s engagement and consultation work

The Scottish Government conducts regular engagement and consultation work, and all of our consultations can be accessed on our consultation hub. Consultation is a fundamental part of bill and policy development, but engaging with the public also upholds our Open Government commitments to participation and helps us live up to our organisational values to put

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