The infrastructure sector needs to respond to the challenge to engage effectively with the public about infrastructure by telling a better story more boldly, says Michael Vivona. National Infrastructure Commission…

TCI Commentary: Penny Norton and Rhion Jones make the following observations On the face of it, the protracted means by which Quantum Teddington LLP, the London Borough of Richmond Upon…

They can be among your fiercest critics. Or worse. They can appear hell bent on disrupting the consultation you have painstakingly organised. Opponents of proposals contained in public consultations vary…

PARENTS have just 25 days to raise legal fees needed to launch a case to keep Larkrise and St Nicholas special School open. Of the £10,000 to be raised for…

A company planning a controversial goldmine in the Sperrin Mountains was not involved in a “tickbox” consultation exercise with the local community, a court has heard. Dalradian has applied for…

TCI Commentary  What happens when public bodies publish plans that then stay on the shelf -a looming threat of change that de-stabilises important services and the local communities that depends…

The part consultation plays in mitigation strategies We have all learnt to be a bit careful believing what we read on the side of a bus! But what struck us…

TCI Commentary: The power of referral is one of the important checks and balances that Parliament has required before major changes to the NHS can be made. Last year five…