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Residents shouted “you do not know what you are doing to our community,” and chanted “shame, shame, shame” Five police cars were dispatched to a heated council meeting as anger broke out over plans to build more than 16,000 homes in the West Lancashire. More than 100 people attended the cabinet meeting at the council’s […]
Heated Council Meeting – Police called Read More »
TCI commentary: Meetings like this are an essential safety-valve for communities to get together to question project sponsors – and to express their views. But they are notorious for generating more heat than light, and they need to be supplemented by equally transparent but more structured opportunities to hear the evidence from all sides of
Over 300 attend proposed incinerator public meeting Read More »
Friends of the Earth says revised national planning policy makes it ‘virtually impossible’ for councils to refuse fracking schemes. The government is facing a legal challenge over its new planning policy, which campaigners say was illegally adopted because the government failed to assess its environmental impact. The revised National Planning Policy Framework, published in July,
Gov faces legal challenge over failure to assess environmental impact Read More »
The government has announced an extension in the deadline to the public consultation on how to deal with the legacy of the Troubles. The consultation was due to end on Monday, on September 10, but has now been extended by three weeks to Friday October 5. Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State said: “The legacy
Northern Irish Legacy of the past consultation extended Read More »
Campaigners say patients should be spoken to before £31m plans get underway. Campaigners say they have serious concerns about a £31 million NHS plan to move intensive care beds off the Leicester General Hospital site. The Evington site currently has 12 level three intensive care unit (ICU) beds, but health bosses want them transferred to
Report criticises lack of consultation on hospital downgrade Read More »
The decision on whether to merge five Medway GP sites into three has been postponed as further consultation with patients is needed. Medway Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC), the group responsible for planning and buying GP care services, had said a decision would be made at a private meeting yesterday. However the decision on whether
GP surgery merger delayed for more engagement Read More »
When was the last time you asked a question? I bet there’s a good chance you’ve asked at least one today, whether at home or at work. And if you haven’t asked one then no doubt you’ve been on the receiving end. Quite often there’s more to a question than meets the eye. “Which bin
Ask a stupid question… Read More »
TCI commentary: A typical Politics of Consultation story from the NHS. Frustrated hospital managers; concerned councillors; sceptical stakeholders (eg Healthwatch) and a local newspaper delighted to devote column-inches to a never-ending story. Note how often the consultation is criticised and is a convenient punch bag for anyone who dislikes the proposals. The main lesson is
Perils of politics in a public consultation Read More »
Civil service trade unions have succeeded in getting courts to give urgent consideration to their challenge to the Treasury’s pay guidance for departments that is set to award civil servants the lowest pay increase of all public sector employees. The Public and Commercial Services union, Prospect and the FDA today asked the High Court for
JR of civil service pay guidance to be fast tracked Read More »
COUNCIL chiefs HAVE acted on public concerns on vehicle parking and a public footpath around the proposed Helensburgh waterfront development, a report has claimed. A pre-application consultation (PAC) feedback document on the planned leisure centre was published on Argyll and Bute Council’s planning website last week. And despite concern that the public’s views on the
Council praised for listening in development consultation Read More »
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