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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

Mind our language! – Well-meaning attempts to curb unnecessary jargon are in danger of dumbing down intelligent debate

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a list of 200 terms “that public bodies should not use if they...

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

Opt-in or Opt-out? – Is this the end for the presumption of total participation?

There have always been debates about opting in or out of things. Forty years ago, it was about trades union...

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

e- for economic – Will tougher times signal renewed interest in new technology for participation?

These are remarkable times, with thoughtful people concluding that the tectonic plates of economic, social and political structures are shifting....

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

Appropriate responses – High-quality dialogue is an essential pre-requisite for ensuring that public bodies respond appropriately to unexpected scenarios

A nurse offers to pray for a sick patient; two comedians overstep the mark on a radio show; another TV...

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Posted 17 years ago3 minute read

Hurry, Hurry for the Xmas Sales – Unrepeatable offer: enjoy next week’s Tuesday Topic a full FOUR DAYS EARLY!

With PricewaterhouseCoopers reporting 80% of high-street stores offering unseasonably early Sales, we have turned our eagle-eye on the effects of...

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

Empowering what exactly? – There are two parallel strands of thinking to be seen in the Government’s new Local Democracy Bill

We’re in danger of getting into something of a tangle about the different kinds of democracy we want. The old...

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