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i The National Consultation Digest, every fortnight ii Communities of Interest: sustained work on a single topic iii Coffee Mornings: informal peer sessions every month iv Training that turns the reading into practice

Articles on Consultation & Engagement.

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Empowering what exactly? – There are two parallel strands of thinking to be seen in the Government’s new Local Democracy Bill

Strictly John Sargeant – Classic lessons for public consultations – from an unlikely source

The Consultation Crunch – Where economic uncertainty affects the credibility of consultations

Goodbye, High, wide and handsome …… – The world of public and stakeholder consultation will have to adapt to considerably changed circumstances. Now is the time to think it through!

Is that OK then? – Consultations without choices

Consulting the Unresponsive – There is much to consider when assessing the views of the silent majority

The Online only pitfall – It is rarely a good idea to rely exclusively on new technology

Simultaneous translation – Are we addressing consultees properly?

The theatre of debate …. – Re-vitalising democratic debate may be easier than re-habilitating politicians! It’s a matter of responding to the public

Reputation management – The wider role of meaningful stakeholder consultation

The Budget 2008: Summary of Consultations Announcements

Inconvenient answers – The perils of asking too general a question

The Parish Pump – The merits of holding consultations as close to the community as possible

Binding consultations – A positive sign of things to come …or is this Boris’ first big blunder?

The duty to co-operate – Why we have a new duty – who is affected and what next?

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