Back in May, Bristol hosted a referendum on the governance model of the city, in which it decided to abolish the position of elected mayor and revert to a committee system of governance. Since then, the machinery has been turning to implement the changes before the handover scheduled in May 2024. Transiting between two systems […]
For many of us who grew up in the countryside, the regular ringing of church bells was part of the soundtrack of life. On Sundays, they would ring to call the local churchgoers to Sunday service, and during the week there would be practice where the local bell-ringers would ring peals and chimes in a
At the end of 2021, we saw the judgment in R (Police Superintendents’ Association) v HM Treasury, a case in which the High Court found that elements of HM Treasury’s decision-making around police pension legislation had been unlawful. In the same judgment, one of the reasons the Court denied relief was because to do so
Over the last few years we have all become familiar with stories about statues. The first was the Edward Colston statue in Bristol, torn down by protestors and dropped in Bristol harbour for his deep connections to slavery, and since then there has been a steady drip-feed of argument and counter-argument about the rectitudes of
Another argument over statues- but not the usual one… Read More »
That was the core question posed in the recent case of R (Rhieni Dros Addysg Gymraeg) v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, the second case revolving around Welsh school reorganisations in the last couple of years, less than an hour’s drive away from the first. In that case, you may recall the Court was
The temptation, I will confess, is just to say “see article of September 6th”, as most of the points covered in that piece remain valid, including the exhortation to respect the basic principles of consultation and engagement in policy-making. Dear Mr Sunak, Well, here we go, your time has finally come. Congratulations are no doubt
Dear Mr Sunak… wait, haven’t I done this once already recently? Read More »
One of the most controversial of the Governments new proposals has been the return of fracking to the main stage. We’ve written about it multiple times recently, including a cautionary note from two weeks ago where we noted with some alarm the Government’s apparent attempts to cut consultation out of the process. On Wednesday afternoon,
A consultation on consultation- how to demonstrate local consent for fracking Read More »
Wakefield Council have recently been in the news over their proposal to buy a former golf house building as part of a wider scheme to extend a traveller site. The proposal, first agreed by the Council’s cabinet in July was referred back to the cabinet by the overview and scrutiny committee, who suggested that they
Is something afoot in Wakefield? A matter of comms or consultation… Read More »
Yesterday, for the first time in three years, tCI headed down to London to take part in the Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure conference organised by the Waterfront Conference Company. After my digital stint last year in the chair, I was invited back to chair the in-person event at the offices of the law
After months of preparation, yesterday was the day for tCI Connect 2022, our annual conference, bringing together consultation and engagement professionals from across the UK down (this time) to London, where we were treated to an excellent day by the team at America Square conference centre. The sessions were excellent, the conversation free-flowing and the
The hot take on Connect 2022 Read More »
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