Posts by Catherine Howe

PCCs are here. Rubbish Turnout. What are we going to do about it?

This article was originally posted on Curious Catherine's blog Even without the final results it’s not too early to say that the turnout for the Police and Crime Commissioners has been horribly horribly low. Just a few examples: 16:09% in Nottinghamshire, 19.58% in Avon & Somerset, 19:48% in Humberside but these levels also mask areas of ...

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Police and crime panels – opportunities and risks

We have been doing work around the new police and crime commissioner (PCC) posts and we are working with the APCC and others to try and develop some of the guidance that we think PCCs will need when they take up office. Our interest is in examining what kind of democratic relationship the new commissioners ...

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We’re hiring researchers and consultants

Over the last year here at Public-i we have been seeing a steady increase in the amount of research work that we are doing with clients. Most of these projects need a mix of research and consultancy skills but also need both project management and technical understanding - as we often link research work with ...

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Exactly how digital do we need our leaders to be?

This is a cross post with Catherine's own blog. To read the original go here. I have had a fascinating week – firstly at the LGA Annual Conference and then at an APCC event to brief Police and Crime Commissioner Candidates (other briefings included Sir Hugh Orde and the heads of both SOCA and the new NCA so it was an ...

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New-look Public-i and Connect Social launch

Brand online is a layered thing – it's demonstrated in your visual identity, the tone and the nature of the content you create and it’s not just about the logo. However, when the tone and content have all changed then it’s time for the logo to catch up. We think Public-i has changed enormously over ...

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