May 2026

Thursday’s elections hang heavy over this month’s Consultation Catch-up, 

circulated to my mailing-list yesterday. Changes in political control may prompt radical policy choices – and a likely debate as to whether stakeholders should be consulted.

Featured Blogs cover central government, infrastructure construction and the ubiquitous “You Said: We Did’ slogan.

High Court cases affecting hard-pressed Councils are accompanied by signposting two useful Reports on wider public engagement techniques. And the book review is of Tom McTague’s massive history of euro-scepticism; good therapy for recalcitrant Leavers as well as unreconstructed Remainers.

All readable in a few minutes and available at https://tinyurl.com/Catch-upMay26