Articles I've written
Ian Thompson
Communications professional and writer, Manchester
United Kingdom
Communications and Engagement Specialist based in Manchester. Writing about democracy, participation and sustainability.
United Kingdom
Communications and Engagement Specialist based in Manchester. Writing about democracy, participation and sustainability.
Articles I've written
Getting community engagement right leads to places that reflect local identity, enhance quality of life, and stand the test of time, writes Ian Thompson of Counter Context.
Our most recent blog, written by Ian Thompson, talks about how commitment to openness and partnership is the common thread in successful placemaking projects.
This article was published on 15th February 2016 on my previous blog, Plaza Participation. It relates to the Just Space Community Conference held at City Hall in London on 4th February. The week before last I caught the final plenary session of the Just Space Community Conference at City Hall.
The first of three posts on the Government's proposals for the new National Infrastructure Commission and what they mean for public engagement on infrastructure policy and planning. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is the latest development in the evolution of infrastructure planning since the 2008 Planning Act defined the concept of 'Nationally Significant' in law.
Infrastructure spending has come under the microscope recently, with projects like the creation of a new high speed rail line, and the mooted expansion of Heathrow Airport showing the difficulty of persuading everyone of the merit of the project in question.
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What lessons can Europe learn from Spanish consumer politics if it wants to ensure corporate scandals on the scale of Volkswagen don't keep recurring? As both the number of consumers and the costs involved continue to be totted up, the scale and significance of the Volkswagen emissions scandal is still sinking in.
In the run up to the general election, the housing crisis in the UK looms large. All of the major parties seem to be vying to outdo each on housing promises, while the appearance of local housing hustings reflects the extent to which housing has become a critical issue in certain constituencies.
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