Where and what exactly is it? This week, around 200 Councils are putting finishing touches to the second round of bids for the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund. In Scotland, Moray Council is hoping for £18.9m for Elgin Town Centre. In the North-West, £10m may pay for improvements to Leigh Civic Centre. In the South-West, Mid-Devon, […]
The Levelling Up duty to engage Read More »
One of the big debates at the end of this Parliamentary session has been on the UK’s new free trade agreement with Australia, particularly important as it is one of the first new trade deals that doesn’t just constitute a rolled-over version of a pre-existing EU deal but is actually brand new. The approach being
Consulting on trade deals- is the current approach sufficient? Read More »
Nash is one of the classic consultation cases. Although it was struck down for being brought out of time, Lord Justice (as he would become) Underhill’s 2013 judgment on the outsourcing of most functions of Barnet Council gave us important (if not legally binding) guidance on how courts would consider the best value duty introduced
A requiem for Nash- the end of the Barnet experiment Read More »
We are pleased to present the comprehensive Institute training calendar for A/W 2022. You can now browse through the available public courses for the rest of the calendar year, and easily enrol onto any course. We will continue to deliver public training virtually, where you can continue to connect with those in the consultation and engagement community
Autumn/Winter training calendar released! Booking now available Read More »
How boring are things at the moment? I don’t know, the last couple of weeks have just been so quiet and uneventful. I wish someone would do something. No? No-one buying that? Alright, look, I’m sorry, I was on holiday last week when it all kicked off. I was watching eagerly from the Norfolk coast
The Week in Parliament Read More »
In recent times the public’s faith in the Government has been seriously tested. Attritional news stories about scandals, sleaze allegations and other shenanigans have dealt body blows, and it doesn’t go too far to say that it was clearly a major factor in the toppling of Boris Johnson as PM. How fortunate then that courtesy
What consultation lessons are there in the OECD-ONS Trust in Government survey? Read More »
Imagine this afternoon, as the candidates offer themselves for the leadership of the Tory Party – that you could be given five minutes personally to convince them… Jonathan Bradley, Fellow of The Consultation Institute, and Rhion Jones, have been discussing the opportunity… Rhion: Everyone seems to be complaining about the collapse of trust in
Memo to a future Prime Minister: how would you rebuild public confidence? Read More »
We’re all noticing it, the tension in our wallets, as the price of fuel, food and energy skyrockets. It’ll impact all across society, with some suffering more than others, and without additional support from Government (we’ll see what the new PM can come up with!) things are going to get a whole lot tighter for
How will the cost-of-living crisis affect consultation and what can we do about it? Read More »
Superficially, the case is easily made. He must have ignored sound advice on countless occasions, even if you allow for his choice of advisers itself being a Johnson weakness – and not a strength. But dig a little deeper and note how many citizens actually admire the kind of conviction politician who knows their own
Was Boris forced out because he didn’t listen? Read More »
Nothing quite exercises the House of Lords more than their working hours. Understandable perhaps for an institution with a great many part-timers. From Bishops to Judges, ex-Members of Parliament (and members of everything else for that matter,) they have to juggle their work in Parliament with a range of other activities. It explains the extraordinarily
The Lords dispute their own consultation Read More »
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