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Doing it in public – There are sound reasons why consultation is often best done in public

We all know that consultation comes in many forms, and that there are as many dialogue methods as there are...

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Uninformed debate – One of the differences between opinion polling and consultation

Hands up who feels really well-informed about the European market for horse-meat? Maybe not too many of us – but...

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Counting signatures – Was the Roman Catholic Archbishop right to call the Equal Marriage consultation a sham?

Happy New Year! Those who woke up on Christmas Day expecting our Churches to be promoting peace and harmony might...

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Constructive Consultation – How can we make the act of dialogue a more positive process with constructive outcomes?

One of the frequent arguments against public and stakeholder consultation is that it often produces negative reactions to reasonable plans...

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Posted 13 years ago7 minute read

Mid-Staffs Report spells engagement challenges for NHS and Councils

Anyone reading Robert Francis’ massive Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospital Scandal(1) will surely be appalled at the widespread failures which...

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When stakeholders seem too close… – It is not only Regulators that can be criticised for being too close to some of their consultees

Last week’s Radio Four programme File on Four was called ‘Taxing questions’ and looked critically at HMRC’s recent activities in...

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