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Posted 9 years ago6 minute read

How many mistakes can we make in a public consultation?

How fault-tolerant is the process of listening to stakeholders? For some years, a tactic of choice for anyone objecting to...

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Posted 9 years ago3 minute read

Councillors furious after ‘sham’ town hospital closure consultation

Seaton residents are angry after the shock decision to close the beds at the town’s hospital. Seaton Hospital League of...

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Posted 9 years ago3 minute read

Housing developer urged to say sorry for ‘untrue’ remarks over residents’ survey

Community councillors in Scone are demanding a public apology from the boss of a local construction firm after he claimed...

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Posted 9 years ago4 minute read

Government to consult on how to spend £2bn to ‘transform charity sector’

The government will consult the charity sector on how it should spend £2bn of assets currently lying dormant in the...

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Posted 9 years ago3 minute read

The influence of journalists in public consultations

Late last week I was listening to an excellent Radio 4 show on the Morality of Fake News featuring guests...

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Posted 9 years ago3 minute read

Institute comments on NHS England’s new patient care test for hospital bed closures

Rhion Jones comments on NHS England’s new bed closure rules: “Simon Stevens has introduced 3 important new tests before hospital...

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