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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

A convincing narrative – Is there a special skill to writing a good consultation paper?

Consultation is an invitation to influence us. We are effectively saying to whoever is interested:- Please give us your views,...

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Understanding why people say ‘No’ – The current debate about Wind Farms makes us think seriously about NIMBYism

Last week’s Key Issue Workshop was about Wind Farms! But it could equally have been about a range of other...

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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

Open Public Services 2012

In July 2011 the Coalition Government published its long-awaited Open Public Services White Paper which sets out their agenda to...

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Posted 14 years ago26 minute read

The Budget 2012: Consultation Announcements

      Introduction Budget Statements are increasingly used to bring together policy announcements that involve public or stakeholder consultation....

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The weight of numbers – To what extent should we be influenced by the number of responses received and the balance of opinion…?

Last week’s high profile consultation was on gay marriage – or, technically, on equal civil marriage. It sparked a furious...

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Posted 14 years ago4 minute read

Talking to our friends – It’s easy to criticise, but are there times when this is justified?

The weekend press has just enjoyed itself pointing out that the Prime Minister’s widely-advertised NHS Reform Summit on Monday managed...

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