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 which has divided Britain through and through; leaving scars that might take years to heal. 2016 has been an intense year for a lot of […]
The defeat of public engagement in 2016 – what’s next? Read More »
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 the Kent/Surrey border is not usually one where controversy strikes! On one side of the border, Kent Sevenoaks Council are about to start their 2015-2035
Flawed data hits Local Plan consultation Read More »
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 play in the Government’s high-profile ambition of 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020. You might therefore expect that the way in which this new public
Department for Education’s latest consultation fails the best practice test Read More »
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 of Government at Essex University for almost half a century, and for years was the recognisable face of election punditry on television. Yet despite a
Death of the man who exposed ‘Government blunders’ Read More »
Yes, a cliché, but an effective way of describing issues or problems everyone knows to be there – but are unwilling to discuss. A common criticism of public consultations is that they do not always ask the right questions. Of course, that depends upon whom you ask. Consultees frequently wish to see questions about underlying
Unasked Questions? – Is there an ‘elephant’ in the room? Read More »
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 because it largely turns on the wording of the consultation question. Barry trains our members and others in Consultation surveys and questionnaires and his views will,
Derbyshire wins the legal challenge to Sheffield’s Consultation Question Read More »
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. NHS commissioners utter it on the radio and at public governance meetings. And we see it in the statements issued to the local press. “Doing
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 might think that 2016 hasn’t brought much for a seasoned, liberal progressive campaigner to be cheery about. But in late November, while Hilary’s campaign managers
Campaigning for Change in Consultation – simple steps for more constructive engagement Read More »
Just as we were all packing up for Christmas – we have a High Court judgment to give pro-status-quo campaigners festive encouragement and Town Hall bosses a reason to think twice before galloping ahead with devolution deals. In reality, those with most to worry about may be public engagement professionals and consultants who have to
A timely tale on the perils of Referendums … “So who’d be so daft as to want a Referendum on Christmas?” said the political pundit. Only later did he discover that he was – apparently – living in a metropolitan ‘bubble’ where everyone was in favour and who could, every year, afford the escalating costs
How Christmas could so easily have been cancelled Read More »
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