“a report on taxi fares in whitehall” was classified as an offical secret during the second world war and 50 years later was re-classified for another 50 years I believe.

Obviously the panic and alarm the public would experience if they had proof “Winnie” and his mates fiddled their travel expenses justifies this secrecy.

Proof positive that governments have always been good at hiding their wrongdoings and that FOI or not it is not going to change.