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Posted 18 years ago3 minute read

A duty to inform – One of the most vulnerable areas for those who consult is the need to ensure that information provided is fair and comprehensive

A public dialogue is as good as the information upon which it is conducted. So much is self-evident, but observing...

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Posted 18 years ago17 minute read

Participatory Budgeting – The Consultation Institute’s Briefing on the concept behind Community Kitties & other initiatives

Contents Introduction – 3 Definitions of Participatory Budgeting – 3 Background – 4 Characteristics – 5 The UK experience –...

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Posted 18 years ago4 minute read

Focus on Empowerment – If the Government is really serious about its new Empowerment agenda, it needs better focus and a willingness to stick with it for a while

It might be easy to dismiss much of the Government’s flashy new “empowerment” agenda1 as yet more spin. But, despite...

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Posted 18 years ago4 minute read

The ultimate consultation – How strong is the case for a referendum?

Direct democracy has many enthusiastic fans. They point out that some questions are just too important for elected representatives to...

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Posted 18 years ago4 minute read

Legal Challenges – What are the implications of the Greenpeace case? …… and will it affect less high-profile consultations?

Make no mistake; this High Court judgment will have a major impact upon the conduct of public debate in the...

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Posted 18 years ago4 minute read

Petitions & Panels at Number 10 – Do recent initiatives in the Prime Minister’s office amount to something more than Public Relations?

Many newspapers and even parts of the BBC seem to have decided for themselves that 10 Downing Street’s recent experiments...

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