Participation
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How the principle of openness guided the public discussion on easing lockdown
24th July 2020 by Niamh Webster
The understated importance of principles and remembering why we do what we do Talking of principles often causes eyes to glaze over, minds to wander and sleepy heads to nod off… But taking an open approach as our key principle guided us. It made our public discussion a success. Easing lockdown has dominated the media...
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A weekend of coronavirus (Covid-19) Dialogue
11th May 2020 by Dialogue Analysis Team
How we’re asking the public to share and debate their opinions on the steps we can take to move to a new normal.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) conversation proves very popular
8th May 2020 by Dialogue Analysis Team
How we're asking the public to share and debate their opinions on the steps we can take to move to a new normal.
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Fire Starter Festival and the power of deliberative democracy
26th February 2020 by Sophie Lock
‘Nothing about us without us’ is a mantra I often heard when working at a disability charity. The phrase has been a key part of the disability rights movement. It reflects the belief that decisions should never be made without the involvement of those affected. For many in the world of health and social care,...
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A global public engagement talk – while still wearing my slippers
19th February 2020 by Niamh Webster
Read Niamh Webster’s presentation from Apolitical’ s online workshop on public engagement in policymaking. Imagine giving a presentation to 700 people all over the world while still wearing your slippers. This happened to me recently. No, not a bad dream, just speaking at a global Apolitical online workshop. Sitting at my kitchen table on video...
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Latest trends sweeping the globe – deliberative democracy here to stay?
6th February 2020 by Niamh Webster
Top tips from Korea to Brazil, Japan to France. Reflections on an international week of democratic innovations in Manchester – and the biggest gathering of democracy fanatics I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. Thanks to David Attenborough, citizens’ assemblies hit the headlines a couple weeks ago. Speaking at the UK climate change assembly, Sir...
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UEFA and civil partnerships bills drafted using digital tools
24th October 2019 by Niamh Webster
What do the UEFA European Championship and civil partnerships have in common? They’re recent bills being debated before becoming law. What’s interesting is that until now, bills have been drafted on paper. These are the first to be written using digital tools. It’s a move towards more open government. Guest blog from Matthew Lynch at...
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Citizens’ assemblies and the future of democracy
18th October 2019 by Sophie Lock
“Citizens’ assemblies are about rebuilding the links between the public and the political system.” Those are the words of Dr Jane Suiter at the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics Citizens’ Assemblies event last week.
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Five top tips for using social media to engage citizens
16th October 2019 by James Coltham
James Coltham, Head of Digital & Content, shares some top tips for how the team are increasing citizen engagement through social media.
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A journey to website accessibility
7th October 2019 by Mike Batchelor
We're all striving to make our websites more accessible. With new guidelines coming in soon, we wanted to share the great work being done by Forestry and Land Scotland.
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