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Posted 9 years ago5 minute read

Majority Vote – A Referendum is only one form of decision-making and there are other good ideas around!

A Referendum is only one form of decision-making and there are other good ideas around! Ever since the Institute began,...

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Posted 9 years ago5 minute read

Knowing what’s true … – The EU referendum highlights robust arguments about the ‘facts’ of the situation – implications for consultation professionals.

A few years ago, IPSOS-MORI started publishing comparisons between various statistics of social or political significance and people’s perceptions of...

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Posted 9 years ago5 minute read

Publish – or be damned! – Two disturbing cases of reticence to publish – so time to stand up for a key principle.

Two weeks ago, the BBC carried the news that the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales had decided that...

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Posted 9 years ago5 minute read

Least worst – When a consultation explores unpopular options

If you’ve worked in the UK steel industry and are either a pensioner or expect to become one, these are...

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Posted 9 years ago6 minute read

Structures and Scrutiny – A new Queen’s Speech – and the need to remember the importance of scrutiny.

The ritual State opening of Parliament obliges Her Majesty to announce the Government’s programme through the traditional Queen’s Speech. The...

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Posted 9 years ago1 minute read

What happens if an organisation wants to withdraw options during a public consultation?

This was the question in an important Judicial Review last week concerning a London Borough. No doubt all the options...

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