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Bringing standards back into the public sphere- could consultation help?
It is fair to say that there is a fair amount of mistrust between the public and politicians. There always has been, but whether it is merely a perception of…
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Guest Article: Blackpool’s inclusive, digital Climate Assembly
Declaring a Climate Emergency In response to the increasing evidence and public concern for climate change, Blackpool Council recognised the urgent need to take action by declaring a climate emergency…
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Introducing greenMIDAS
Shared learning from climate-change consultations Consultation Institute announces greenMIDAS If there was ever a time to focus on effective public engagement, this is it. COP26 has, as predicted, raised the…
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Guest Article: View from Southwark
Pre Lockdown we had a number of digital tools we used for surveys and engagement exercises and had worked on an EU project to explore the potential for wider digital…
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The Week in Parliament
Regular and loyal readers will have noticed that there was no Week in Parliament last week. Some of the less regular and more treacherous readers may also have noticed this.…
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The Autumn Budget and Spending Review: Shared prosperity, but no shared decision-making
There are few days in the political calendar more anticipated than Budget Day. It’s the chance for the Chancellor to have his moment in the spotlight, firstly with a selection…
Read moreConsultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure
Andy Wright, Senior Associate at The Consultation Institute provides his thoughts on the biggest challenges to stakeholder engagement, returning to in-person engagement, and key considerations when designing an effective consultation…
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Solving the planning problem- more democracy is good, but what form should it take?
With the Government’s planning proposals still up in the air for now, efforts to stall the growing housing crisis in the England have juddered to something of a halt. The…
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Giveaway: who will be our 1000th e-Learning student?
The Institute is approaching an exciting landmark: 1000 students on our e-Learning programme! To commemorate, we will be giving away a small prize to the individual that becomes the 1000th…
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