Today, the world looks on with bated breath as Britons around the nation decide whether or not the United Kingdom will remain part of the European Union.
Read MoreProviding quality end-of-life: the stakeholder perspective
Since moving to Scotland, I have become increasingly interested in participative policymaking processes. In contrast to more traditional ‘top-down’ methods, wherein elected representatives develop and implement policy in largely insular fashion, participative policymaking offers relevant stakeholders a ‘seat at the table’.
Read MoreAssessing the efficacy of Westminster's Lobbying Act in Scotland
Various campaign scandals have plagued Westminster over the last decade. Ostensibly to avoid a political landscape akin to the US, where special interests are unduly influential, the Conservative-led coalition government passed the controversial Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, or the Lobbying Act, in January 2014.
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