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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

Inconvenient answers – The perils of asking too general a question

The Government in Dublin will not be winning popularity polls among the leaders of the European Union right now. The...

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Posted 17 years ago5 minute read

The Parish Pump – The merits of holding consultations as close to the community as possible

There are 10,000 odd parish or town councils in England and Wales, and suddenly everyone wants to be nice to...

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Posted 17 years ago5 minute read

Binding consultations – A positive sign of things to come …or is this Boris’ first big blunder?

The new Mayor of London has made a remarkable pledge:- “I will consult the residents in the (Congestion Charge) zone...

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

The duty to co-operate – Why we have a new duty – who is affected and what next?

In the ideal world, it would never be necessary for law-makers to pass legislation insisting that public bodies co-operate with...

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Posted 17 years ago4 minute read

New Tricks – What do we need most – new methods ….or a new attitude?

250+ people at the Neil Stewart Associates conference on Community Consultation – Empowering Communities last week waited for Hazel Blears,...

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Posted 18 years ago4 minute read

Effortless consultation – Too many organisations make heavy weather of consultation

In this Olympic year, it may be timely to reflect upon the styles adopted by some of the world’s athletes...

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