Community Development Foundation commissioned PB Partners to write a community led PB ‘how to’ guide as part of its Community First programme (an £80million government-funded initiative which ran from April 2011 until March 2015). Community First provided local community panels with small sums to support community initiatives, and some tried a PB approach. This guide was… Read More
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Blogs on Participatory Budgeting and possibilities for deepening democracy
An interesting blog post from Steven Corbett of the University of Sheffield, proposing that (despite some signs of success) in order to bring a real transformation PB processes will need to develop a deeper deliberative and empowering approach than that currently practised in the UK. Toby Blume has also been blogging on Participatory Budgeting, and… Read More
PB exchange visit, 22-24 April 2013: US insights as an opportunity for British action
This series of public and private events was a unique opportunity for policy makers and politicians in England and Scotland to develop a deeper awareness, interest and commitment to citizen participation in mainstream budgeting, and learn about the exciting new approaches being tried in the USA. Across the world, including in the UK and the… Read More
Hearing the voices of the unheard, 23 January 2013
Tim Hughes leads Involve’s work on open government and coordinates the UK Open Government Partnership civil society network. He wrote the following blog report following the 2nd meeting of the PB network "Hearing the voices of the unheard" held on the 23rd January 2013 at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Westminster University. Extract… Read More