The Guardian carried a comment piece this week from the writer and thinker Professor Richard Youngs this week, arguing that despite the rise of populism and attacks on civil society, local democracy is thriving. In the piece, Prof Youngs identifies new forms of mass protest, mutual aid initiatives, citizens assemblies and local referendums as key […]
tCI has carefully devised this exclusive autumn programme to support Institute members and the wider consultation community, which is free for anyone that would like to attend. Whether you’re a private, public, or charity organisation – join us from the 29th September for monthly webinars which aims to address some of the common challenges faced by consultation
The Institute’s Autumn Wednesday Wisdom schedule is here! Read More »
The long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle has finally taken place and the Prime Minister has bestowed boons, sent people sideways and restored a few poor souls to the backbenches. As always though we’re less interested in who has moved where, and more in what this might mean for consultation. We should of course put the disclaimer here
Everybody’s reshuffling- what does the Cabinet reshuffle mean for consultation? Read More »
Many of us have heard the story a hundred times. “There’s something wrong with this consultation; I’m sure they’re only going through the motions.” Or “It’s a done deal.” Or “It’s unfair; they won’t listen to anyone.” These sentiments are often followed by a shrug of the shoulders and a suggestion that it clearly won’t
What can you do if you are unhappy about a public consultation? Read More »
So, the Scottish and UK Parliaments are back in action with the Welsh Senedd and Northern Ireland Assembly re-joining them next week. So, let’s head to Holyrood and Westminster to peep through the windows into the corridors of power, before being chased off by the police for trespass. As it’s the first week back, let’s
The Week in Parliament Read More »
It seems a lifetime ago that Boris Johnson stood outside Downing Street to give his first speech as Prime Minister and announced that he had a plan for social care. Almost two years later, we have finally seen it, and to those working in the sector it has proved largely underwhelming. It promises an increase
The Government’s social care plan- a gamble with little public involvement Read More »
The reality of a public authority’s intention is not found within its vision or its strategy. It is found in its budget. Citizens know this and naturally want ways to influence public spending in their community. Local authorities will be in the process of carefully planning their forthcoming consultation with the public, businesses and other
FREE Roundtable – Thinking Differently: Running innovative Budget Consultations Read More »
This week the Houses of Parliament return to full functioning following the summer recess and one of the major legislative priorities will be the Health and Care Bill, especially if they want to try and meet the tight deadlines the Government has set. It promises to be the most significant and wide-ranging reform of the
On Friday, NHS England published the first set of guidance on the changes being made in the Health and Care Bill, expected to return to Parliament imminently. The guidance document ‘Building strong integrated care systems everywhere: ICS implementation guidance on working with people and communities’ expands upon the Bill and the ICS design framework to
The story is by now as comfortable and familiar to us as a favourite armchair. A local council decides in the pandemic to implement traffic changes to create low traffic neighbourhoods, local objections are raised and like the sun rising in the morning they are taken to court. This time it was Hackney Borough Council,
HHRC Ltd v Hackney BC- is the life going out of cases against LTNs? Read More »
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