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Posted 15 years ago4 minute read

Still consulting … but rather quicker – The Coalition Government is an enthusiastic consultor… but is clearly in a hurry!

By our calculations, the Central Government has launched 80 consultations in its five months of office. These are in addition...

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Posted 15 years ago5 minute read

We’re all in this … – Implementing the Spending review will be almost impossible without effective dialogues

he Chancellor didn’t have many surprises. Almost all the key messages of the Spending Review had been well and truly...

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Posted 15 years ago4 minute read

Local enterprise – Potentially powerful new Partnerships will need to engage with communities

Just when you thought that life was becoming simpler, and the Coalition’s great experiment in localism was about to begin,...

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Posted 15 years ago4 minute read

Re-defining excellence in public engagement – Our ideas of Best Practice have to take account of financial realities

Someone attending an Institute training course recently became very depressed. What’s the use, she said, of learning how to do...

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Posted 15 years ago4 minute read

Known unkowns – Lack of clarity in new legislation is no reason for delay

Donald Rumsfeld was ridiculed for using this expression, but it is a useful way to look at the state of...

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Posted 15 years ago4 minute read

End of story … – When is it time to end the debate and move on?

Eyebrows were raised in Northern Ireland recently when the Minister for Education extended the closing date of a significant consultation...

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