“No-one knows everything about everything” : People, powers and practical approaches to decentralisation in Jordan
This blog was written by Dame Stella Manzie, GPG Associate and Former Local Authority Chief Executive. She talks about decentralization through GPG’s work in Jordan with the parliamentary committees and inquiries in...
Public Trust in Politics
Aileen Walker is the Former Director of Public Engagement at House of Commons. In this paper, she interrogates public engagement and reflects on this question within the Sudan project. Who gets your vote? One of...
Making Local Government Work for Women
Sarah Hayward is the Former Leader of Camden Council and a GPG Associate. She writes for us about decentralization and gender. This is still a grey zone nonetheless an essential one for the experience it confers to...
Challenges for Female Members of Parliament in Tanzania
Meg Munn is the Former FCO Minister and Minister for Women and Equality. She reflects on her experience with GPG in Tanzania and the barriers women in politics face in the country. Women’s participation in...
Why Parliaments Need Good Access to Information
This blog was written by Adrian Crompton, the Auditor General for Wales and Rob Clements and Former Head of House of Commons Research Service. He exposes why members of parliaments as individuals need access to...
Constituents Help MPs As Much As MPs Help Constituents
Roger Berry is a Former MP and Committee Chair. In this piece, he reflects on representativity and the interactions and engagement between MPs and their constituents. Both sides have essential roles which are...
Development and Diplomacy
Chloé Bailey looks back at GPG’s event on the interface between diplomacy and development. The discussion was chaired by GPG’s founder Greg Power and the speakers included GPG’s Associates Rt Hon Alistair...
Decentralisation in Jordan: The First Local Elections
Dianne Bevan is a GPG Associate and Local Government and Devolution Expert. In this blog, she comes back on the first Jordan local elections during GPG’s work in the kingdom. She reflects on the outcomes and what might...
Laws That Work for the Citizen: Post-Legislative Scrutiny in Kyrgyzstan
Baroness Alison Suttie is a GPG Associate. She has been involved in our project in Kyrgyzstan and in this blog, she explains how we worked with the parliament and helped facilitate the implementation a post-legislative...
A Practical Guide to Decentralisation
In this blog, Chloé Bailey presents the newly launched Guides to Decentralisation launched by GPG. The first paper outlines what is decentralisation and what ways exist to implement it. The second one explores how...