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Infrastructure Planners hear our analysis of post-truth public consultations
Yesterday I spoke to 120 planning/development specialists at Waterfront’s annual Infrastructure Planning Forum. I used it to share the Institute’s analysis that there is a sea-change in the public’s view…
Read moreGatwick act on noise in a HUGE Airport Consultation week!
Tuesday I spent at Gatwick’s Noise Management Board Public Meeting in a week that sees two massive aviation consultations launched – see here & here – but it’s all about…
Read moreEnvironmental Impact Assessments and Public Consultation in a Post-Brexit Climate
Following the Brexit result from the European Referendum (EU) in June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) has been plunged into a period of uncertainty. Article 50, which Prime Minister Theresa…
Read moreThe defeat of public engagement in 2016 – what’s next?
Later this week, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th US President after a very divisive and heated campaign. Earlier this week, Theresa May delivered her long-awaited Brexit speech…
Read moreFlawed data hits Local Plan consultation
Many councils are currently completing their new Local Plans – and no region is under as much pressure as South East England. However, the consultation in my local area on…
Read moreDepartment for Education’s latest consultation fails the best practice test
Yet another consultation that isn’t good enough! Not everyone has heard of the Institute for Apprenticeships. In time, perhaps we will. That is because it will have important role to…
Read moreDeath of the man who exposed ‘Government blunders’
There will be many tributes today to Professor Anthony King of Essex University who has died at the age of 82. He had an outstanding academic career serving as Professor…
Read moreDerbyshire wins the legal challenge to Sheffield’s Consultation Question
Rhion Jones comments: We asked Barry Creasy, a Senior tCI Associate, to comment on last month’s High Court Judgment in the case of Derbyshire v Sheffield Combined Authority. This is…
Read moreDoing Nothing in the NHS – thoughts on do-nothing options in service change consultations
There’s a phrase that seems to have come with the publication of every recent NHS service change proposal. We hear it from senior doctors and nurses in local television interviews.…
Read moreCampaigning for Change in Consultation – simple steps for more constructive engagement
The year of Brexit and Trump has seen absurd claims and outlandish statements beating evidence and reasoned argument, and catastrophic campaign failures turning certain victories into tragic losses. So you…
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