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Should the Government be consulting on the relocation of migrants to hotels?

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The small boats crisis on the south coast of England and the arrival of migrants fleeing crises in Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa have left the UK’s border control facilities straining under the weight of numbers. Prominent problems at places such as Manston and other temporary holding sites have meant that the Government […]

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“Democratic infrastructure”- continuous engagement as the next great step in consultation and engagement

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The world of consultation and engagement is one of ever changing and moving pieces. People, ideas and techniques flow like water through the great sieve of the world in which we work. One year, one methodology is all the rage, the next it is forgotten, or put aside as a fad. Achieving any sort of

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The Supreme Court says no to a referendum- but should there be more consultation and engagement on independence?

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This week the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the reference made by the Lord Advocate of Scotland on whether the Scottish Government can unilaterally legislate for another independence referendum- even if it is just consultative. Their answer came down very firmly on the side of no. As such a bill would relate to constitutional

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

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Austerity is back. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has spoken, given his autumn statement and now the commentariat will pick through the document and try and work out what it all means. For public authorities ranging from local authorities to the NHS, the task is even more difficult, because whilst it is the Chancellor who

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Council escapes negative court finding over LTNs despite procedural flaws

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Every time we think they’re done for good- one pops back up again! Yes, despite my predictions on multiple occasions LTNs have been back in court proving once and for all that a good lawyer will always find an angle for an application. This time, the LTNs (largely called in this case “Quiet Neighbourhoods”, which

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

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Tuesday this week was World Town Planning Day, a celebration (according to the internet) of “how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society at large, creating places where to [sic] live, work and play together”. One of the earliest cities known is Çatalhöyük in Anatolia, where hundreds of houses are clustered so tightly

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

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The Scottish city of Perth has a long and distinguished history. Nearby is Scone Abbey, the former home of the Stone of Scone, a chunk of red sandstone upon which the King of Scots (and later the Kings of the United Kingdom) were crowned. The frequent presence of the Scottish court in the city led

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