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Is there a climate change benefit from lockdown?
Global carbon emissions are likely to see their steepest fall this year since the second world war, according to researchers who say coronavirus lockdown measures have already cut them by…
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Gov’s plan for back to school: teachers weren’t consulted
Teaching unions have called the government’s plan to open schools ’flawed and unworkable’, adding that teachers were never consulted. Education professionals expressed their astonishment at the Department of Education, Sports…
Read moreGuest article: Public consultation during Lockdown – learnings & predictions
We are currently facing an oxymoron in our working lives – a state where there is ‘a new normal’ and at the same time, where everything is changing. Public consultation…
Read moreCOVID-19, the environment and democratic freedoms: a cautionary tale from a Canadian province
In April 2020, in an interesting case for public engagement and environmental protection, Ontario passed a new regulation in response to the COVID-19 crisis, effectively suspending public consultation under Ontario’s…
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The Week in Parliament
For a couple of weeks I have been confidently predicting that we are due an upswing in mentions of consultations in Parliament as we move out from the more desperate…
Read moreExit from Lockdown: are stakeholders being heard?
If you are a representative group of some sort, a trade association or part of the Third sector, this is especially for you. The weeks and months that lie ahead…
Read moreIs continuous engagement the right strategy for you?
Best practice advice over the past few weeks has been around continuous engagement, why you might consider implementing such a strategy and what it might look like. This week, we…
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Digital techniques in lockdown
Zoom- The Commodores Anyone of a certain age must have at least thought about both this version and Fat Larry’s, as they join a call. Not sure how many of you…
Read moreRisk management of engagement and consultation during Covid-19
At the time of writing, we see that many bodies that have had to divert staff to Covid related duties are now looking at returning to engaging and consulting the…
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