Rhion Jones - the Consultation GuRU

Just announced the 14th May Seminar on Football Fan consultation - See tinyurl.com/14Mayevent

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Just circulated my monthly 2-page Consultation Catch-up newsletter. Features my latest Blogs ++++

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Man Utd season ticket price increase: Fans 'disappointed' at 5% rise Manchester United season ticket prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year as the club aims to become financially sustainable.

SAVE THE DATE - 14th May.
Our first Seminar/Workshop event on the new statutory ‘fan consultation’ provisions of the Football Governance Bill. To what extent will situations like this be affected?
Please advise if interested …

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I’ve just posted my Blog on the PM’s streamlining strategy. Will promote on LinkedIn tomorrow. tinyurl.com/StarmersStre...

I’ve just posted my blog on the PM’s streamlining strategy. Will promote on LinkedIn on Sunday

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I published my monthly newsletter today - the March Consultation Catch-up. Read it on tinyurl.com/March2025-Ca...

I’ve just posted my commentary on thew Judicial Review that ruled Stoke-on-Trent council consulted unlawfully on the 1.4% increase in fees for care home providers See tinyurl.com/StokeonTrent...

I published my Blog no 91 this evening - about the Church of England's consultation on a new Archbishop of Canterbury
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Just published my FEBRUARY Consultation Catch-up -

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Rhion Jones on LinkedIn: Why the pre-closure consultation for Doncaster Airport was lawful after… I've just noticed that Doncaster/South Yorkshire airport may be set for a reprieve after all! Just over 2 years ago, I wrote a Commentary (Blog no7) on the…

Well well! Doncaster Airport set for a possible reprieve! Makes it worth reading my Blog (no7) from 3 years ago.

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Just published a new Blog on the Government’s idea to help minimise opposition to infrastructure projects - “community benefits”

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Watching the inauguration which included a mediocre tenor singing “Oh America” Under the circumstances, I’d rename it “Oh dear, America!”

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Important High Court judgment yesterday. Government’s 2023 consultation by DWP declared unlawful. See tinyurl.com/anotherbadda...

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@mayorofldn) on Threads New data shows that 2024 was the world’s hottest year—another huge wake-up call for our planet. As Chair of C40 Cities, London has shown that divesting from fossil fuels and cleaning up our city’s a...

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The Government has just published its consultation on the resale of live event tickets. Will be looking at this with interest. See tinyurl.com/ticketresale...

The Mind of the Minister Britain’s most important relationship, between civil servants and ministers, has reached breaking point. Drawing on interviews with former government ministers and Permanent Secretaries – ...

This month I’ve reviewed Tom Brown’s book on ‘The Mind of the Minister’ - tinyurl.com/5fwjzmfn. Check out my thoughts on tinyurl.com/Jan2025-Catc...

I’ve circulated my January Consultation Catch-up newsletter. tinyurl.com/Jan2025-Catc...
Features 3 recent blogs plus items on a Welsh conservation consultation & the EV mandate issue.

Just posted my last 2024 Blog on the occasion of the Government re-think on waste incinerators!

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An advisory body is accountable to those it advises! If they don’t value the advice provided, they will presumably have the gumption to abolish it. I suspect the author knows little about quangos and even less about their governance!!!

Nadolig Llawen i bawb.
Merry Xmas everyone

Begs the question of why the BBC could not retain her services. There has now been an avoidable exodus of top-rate current affairs presenters and journalists. Why?

Listening to Mishal Husain’s last TODAY programme on the BBC & reflecting on the continued exodus of the best current affairs talent. I now hear them on other media as the dumbing down of BBC news and erosion of standards still threatens! #r4today #mishalhusain

Bumped into the farming demo in London today. To what extent are they claiming they were not consulted… i wonder?

Rhion Jones on LinkedIn: #consultation #consultationguru #planningreform #localgovernment #mhclg… When a document starts with the words “This paper invites views on models for a national scheme …”  you might expect it to be a consultation. But for the…

Concerned to see yet another not-quite consultation from MHCLG. See my LinkedIn posting tinyurl.com/MHCLGnon-con...

New Blog today - No 87 about the High Court judgment on the street that wasn't consulted. Sad tale with a sad outcome. And all because Weetabix closed 2 factories in Corby. See tinyurl.com/Weetabixplan...
#lawofconsultation #judicialreview

I’m also testing!

Just published my Consultation Catch-up for December and put it on LinkedIn for everyone to see. So gratifying to see positive reactions to my monthly newsletter. Find it on tinyurl.com/Dec-2024-Cat...

Just finished writing my December Consultation Catch-up! Last minute change needed as a High Court case judgment I’d mentioned arrived today! Will be sent out Tuesday afternoon to several hundred on my mailing list.