Comments on: A Commons lack of reasoning http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/ A guide to the Freedom of Information Act & other access laws Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John L Bell http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-27383 John L Bell Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:03:50 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-27383 Dear YRTK.org, Thanks for the appeal details. I contacted the department responsible by phone and was was given the impression that they would 'probably' not be released!! Next time I will use the format given at the back of Heather's book! Dear YRTK.org,
Thanks for the appeal details. I contacted the department responsible by phone and was was given the impression that they
would ‘probably’ not be released!! Next time I will use the format given at the back of Heather’s book!

]]> By: Ed Kelly http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-27113 Ed Kelly Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:08:28 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-27113 I have been following this debate for a while now and find it nauseating that the Speaker has sought to fight this tooth and nail, it now emerges that he will use more taxpayers money to appeal the decision in the High Courts. This whole debacle has confirmed my belief that we have a morally bankrupt 'leadership' who treat the average citizen with contempt. Keep up the good work Heather, I think you have done a fantastic job and I for one will be ensuring I do all I can to promote this site and the issues you have highlighted. I have been following this debate for a while now and find it nauseating that the Speaker has sought to fight this tooth and nail, it now emerges that he will use more taxpayers money to appeal the decision in the High Courts. This whole debacle has confirmed my belief that we have a morally bankrupt ‘leadership’ who treat the average citizen with contempt. Keep up the good work Heather, I think you have done a fantastic job and I for one will be ensuring I do all I can to promote this site and the issues you have highlighted.

]]> By: Mike Law http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-26563 Mike Law Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:40:43 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-26563 MPs must make public their home addresses at election time when they are standing as candidates; that doesn't seem to have caused them any concern to-date, so why should having second homes made public information put them in such a spin? MPs must make public their home addresses at election time when they are standing as candidates; that doesn’t seem to have caused them any concern to-date, so why should having second homes made public information put them in such a spin?

]]> By: AW Tanner http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-26544 AW Tanner Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-26544 I am an 80 year old war pensioner fraudulently handled by HMRC, I wrote to Rt.Hon. Des Browne MOD asking if he could get me on a House of Commons gravy train as I was in need of some legal expenses because I was due to face 2 barristers and 2 lawyers from HMRC and ICO. I write of my case (5 years) merely to show the extent of public sector fraudulence. To think untold thousands put our lives on the line only to be saddled with a musical chair quagmire of governmental inner squalor. I am an 80 year old war pensioner fraudulently handled by HMRC, I wrote to Rt.Hon. Des Browne MOD asking if he could get me on a House of Commons gravy train as I was in need of some legal expenses because I was due to face 2 barristers and 2 lawyers from HMRC and ICO. I write of my case (5 years) merely to show the extent of public sector fraudulence. To think untold thousands put our lives on the line only to be saddled with a musical chair quagmire of governmental inner squalor.

]]> By: Michael Kerley http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-26541 Michael Kerley Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:05:07 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-26541 Now come on Francis, the members of the house of commons will put up as many smoke screens via as many ways possible in order to protect the wholsale spending spree's that the members (all of them) have been up to over the past few years and for a lot of them longer, plus remember this is money from the public purse we are all victims of wholsale THEFT by these people. But never mind the old boy network will cover it all up as usual and it will be all swept under the carpet and we will be told to go away like the little people that they take us for and to stop bothering the members in their work of the utmost importance, thats the work they do in the members bar and the terrace cafeteria (such a hard life). Now come on Francis, the members of the house of commons will put up as many smoke
screens via as many ways possible in order to protect the wholsale spending spree’s that
the members (all of them) have been up to over the past few years and for a lot of them
longer, plus remember this is money from the public purse we are all victims of wholsale
THEFT by these people.

But never mind the old boy network will cover it all up as usual and it will be all swept
under the carpet and we will be told to go away like the little people that they take us for
and to stop bothering the members in their work of the utmost importance,
thats the work they do in the members bar and the terrace cafeteria (such a hard life).

]]> By: Francis Irving http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-26507 Francis Irving Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:58:29 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-26507 Thanks Heather for publishing that - really interesting. I haven't read the judgement carefully, but why can't the details of MPs expenses be published, without publishing their home addresses? Thanks Heather for publishing that – really interesting.

I haven’t read the judgement carefully, but why can’t the details of MPs expenses be published, without publishing their home addresses?

]]> By: Roy http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/comment-page-1/#comment-26485 Roy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:55:17 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2008/a-commons-lack-of-reasoning/#comment-26485 I have just "discovered" your website and am highly impressed by the excellent work you are doing. I shall be a regular visitor. Good luck in your present and future battles against officialdom and those who would deceive us. I have just “discovered” your website and am highly impressed by the excellent work you are doing. I shall be a regular visitor. Good luck in your present and future battles against officialdom and those who would deceive us.

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