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Elections are a wasted engagement opportunity
An undercooked positive impact of meaningful public participation might be increased voter turn-out. Whilst we have no hard data about that, it’s clear that low citizen participation at election times (c.30% in the UK for decades) is not healthy. It signals that...
The awkward truth about…consultation
Late last month the government announced that ‘Ministers rip up consultation culture’ and it conjured mixed feelings. Local democracy is already in shreds, with mass layoffs in the sector among health and local government professionals, so why stop there? On the one...
Mixed methods, mixed messages on Digital ID
Government launched a new consultation  today on Digital IDs. Understandably a topic that will attract much attention. Built in both English and Welsh, it looks pretty dapper. You can even choose which part to complete – which is just as well given it could take...
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