Last week, it was perfectly reasonable to argue that the scale and nature of consultations might not be much different whoever won the General Election. But few people foresaw the extent of Boris Johnson’s victory. Does the size of his majority change anything? It might. His programme was criticised for being too vague, but there […]
Boris Wins Big – so will he consult? Read More »
Might the election result oblige us to re-think one of the more fundamental tenets of public engagement and consultation? It is very early days, of course, but consider what has just happened. The referendum held in 2016 – for all its faults – was a gigantic consultation exercise. We asked the people a Yes/No question with experts
The revenge of the thwarted winners Read More »
2019 has been a year of growth for our e-Learning programme. Now in its second year of development, we have been delighted to see the awareness of our online training grow, as we attempt to build a reputable product like we’ve done so successfully with our public courses. Our online offering has proved to be
Our online reflection of 2019 Read More »
This is the fifth General Election since the Institute was formed in 2003. In most of them, we have rigorously analysed Party Manifestos to examine their commitments to consult and gradually learnt that it is not a reliable clue as to how consultative a new Government might be. For the record, the Labour Party have
Does it matter who wins? Read More »
It may have been the ‘in’ term two years ago, but the perils of public perceptions were much to the fore at tCI’s major networking event of the year in Birmingham this week. Almost 130 professionals gathered together on Wednesday to hear 17 practical sessions on subjects as varied as co-production, continuous engagement, risk assessment,
Fake News danger dominates tCI Connect Read More »
If consultation standards have risen, who should take the credit? This is a Summary of Rhion Jones’ address to the LG Comms conference in Manchester on November 6th Back in 1969, an American academic called Sherry Arnstein published a Ladder of Participation which, to our dismay, has been taught in colleges and universities to this
The end of Tokenism Read More »
We’re living in a world that craves authenticity. Whether it’s authentic street food, immersive urban experiences or brands with a social purpose, we’re all looking for the real deal. And when we’re not looking for authentic experiences, we’re searching for authentic voices. That’s why the publishing world is turning its attention to the likes of
Last week, Rhion Jones considered the imminent General Election and the application of the (inappropriately-worded) purdah convention. Will purdah affect your consultation? In this update, he reflects on some of the issues that will concern public consultation professionals. Have you noticed the row about the failure of the Government to release a cross-party Parliamentary Report
Mis-using ‘purdah’? Read More »
Last week, the High Court released a judgment in the fascinating case of ECMA & Petsafe v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Claimants were manufacturers of electronic collars for dogs and cats – hugely controversial and a target for Animal Welfare activists over many years. Wales has banned them and
“Shock collar” consultation was flawed …but legal Read More »
In October 2019 I was delighted to submit evidence to the Lords Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies on behalf of Bang the Table. Now I’m even more delighted that the evidence has been published and we can share it with you! The original article can be found here together with other submissions from the likes of
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