Profiled in the Guardian
Mar 29, 2008 Campaigns, FOI in the news, Freedom of Information
I was profiled in today’s Guardian ‘Interview’. I rule! hee hee. The online photo is a bit dodgy but there is a much better one in the full-page newspaper version so I suggest you rush out and get a copy while supplies last.
I’m very pleased to know that I’m “one of the country’s most influential [...]
A Commons lack of reasoning
Mar 27, 2008 Campaigns, Central Government, FOI in Parliament
The farce continues!
In their attempt to avoid disclosing details of MPs’ expense claims, the House of Commons Commission and Speaker Michael Martin took the last-minute decision on Tuesday (March 25th 2008) to appeal the Tribunal’s ruling to the High Court. When angry MPs yesterday tried to find out the exact nature of the appeal, [...]
First Ministerial ‘head to roll’ from FOI
Mar 6, 2008 FOI in Parliament, FOI in the news, Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act has claimed its first minister in the UK – Ian Paisley Jr.
Investigations correspondent David Gordon at the Belfast Telegraph (who I’m honoured to say came on my FOI course a few months ago) used the law to dig into Paisley Jr’s lobbying for a private developer. This was followed [...]
