The fudging of accountability. 2020 continues to throw up novel situations and dilemmas that have previously not troubled us. Who might have guessed that on the day that this Topic is written, Parliamentarians are discussing whether to vote for legislation that wilfully breaches an international treaty whilst the ink is still metaphorically dry. And UK […]
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A vital step forward – or just more hot air? Last Thursday the much-trumpeted Climate Assembly of 108 of our fellow citizens, facilitated by our friends at Involve and commissioned by the UK Parliament, reported its findings. Several weekend sessions were held, many experts spoke to the carefully selected and representative group, subsequent discussions were
The Climate Assembly UK Report – September 2020 Read More »
Last week, Parliament returned from its summer recess. Unfortunately I didn’t, so last week’s edition of the Week in Parliament remained ensconced safely in my mind. A shame really, it was a great one. But, now I’m back from my holiday, refreshed and raring to go. So what have we seen in the last couple
The Week in Parliament Read More »
As we’re into September, we thought we’d have a little look back at the major consultations announced across the UK (and one from the Irish Republic) in August. In total 83 were launched, so here’s our pick of the bunch, with one from each jurisdiction. UK Potentially the most wide-ranging of the August consultations was
August Consultations- No rest for the Consultor! Read More »
Trial deployments of facial recognition technology by South Wales Police have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. Consultation Institute Associate, Anna Collins, explores the role that public opinion could play in smoothing the way for future use of the technology. Much has been written about the pros and cons of automated facial recognition
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Yes, there was a consultation on the Internal Market Bill There are two entirely different – and plausible – explanations for the turbulence that the Government has encountered over the Internal Market Bill. One is that it is a deliberate and rather cynical ploy in the long-drawn out negotiation with the European Union – designed
The ‘rule of law’ impact Read More »
Three-word slogans appear to be fashionable, but in this case is entirely justifiable. Local authorities everywhere are contemplating a future fraught with immense challenges. Even without the unprecedented dislocation of the pandemic, times would have been tough. Government promises to ‘level up’ and talk of an end to ‘austerity’ in 2020 would, of themselves ,
Bursting the Barriers to Green Recovery – Engage, Engage, Engage! Read More »
Yes, there WAS a consultation; Admittedly only for two weeks; from April 15th– 29th And a big majority of the 12,623 respondents agreed with Ofqual’s plan to ‘standardise’ teachers’ predictions, almost to the last detail. So what went wrong? First, be clear about the role of a consultation in situations like this. It is a
The Algorithm blame-game; was it a flawed consultation? Read More »
Every Government changes its mind from time to time. It could be a virtue – showing a responsive attitude and a degree of flexibility. But it is more complicated than that. In the UK, our political culture is ambivalent. We admire politicians who ‘stick to their guns’ (The lady is not for turning etc) and
U-turns and consultation Read More »
This week the Government formally announced the scrapping of Public Health England and the creation of the National Institute for Health Protection. The Government contends that this is a necessary merger of functions of PHE, NHS Track and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre. The criticism of the announcement from medical professionals, academics, policy experts
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