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Figuring out the impact

Devolution case study video: York & North Yorkshire Councils’ public consultation

The Chancellor swings the axe, but it might be you that decides how it falls- how do you make the right decision?

Happy World Town Planning Day! Consultation and engagement throughout the history of town planning

Devolution deals, democracy and complex decision-making

Council escapes negative court finding over LTNs despite procedural flaws

Another naming consultation that goes wrong. Or right. Well, the place has a name now…

“Does it play La Cucaracha?”- a curiously campanological consultation from the countryside

“12 nerds across the city”- post-referendum governance discussions in Bristol face transparency challenges

Briefing Paper 42 released- Institute sounds alarm over pre-legislative consultation and engagement

If you’re reorganising English-medium schools in Wales, do you need to do a Welsh Language Impact Assessment?

Another argument over statues- but not the usual one…

Dear Mr Sunak… wait, haven’t I done this once already recently?

We should vote less … but consult more.

A consultation on consultation- how to demonstrate local consent for fracking

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