Book deal signed
Jul 13, 2009 Freedom of Information
Those of you following me on Twitter (@newsbrooke) will know that I’ve been negotiating a new book. I can now announce that the deal is done and my next book is tentatively titled: The Silent State: How Secrecy and Misinformation are Destroying Democracy. It will be published by Heinemann, a division of Random House in [...]
Speaking at Open Tech
Jul 1, 2009 Freedom of Information, Training
Clarification: I’ll be taking part in Open Tech at ULU (University of London Union), on Malet Street near Russell Square on Saturday July 4th. Seriously hard-core geek action.
I’ll be taking part in the Freedom of Information workshop which will offer advice on how best to prise out official data from the cold, dead hand [...]
Statement given to MPs’ expenses review
Jul 1, 2009 Articles, FOI in Parliament
Here is the statement I submitted in evidence to the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 30th June 2009. Tom Steinberg of My Society was also questioned with me. A transcript of our discussion with the committee members should be published shortly.
What keeps people out of power and out of politics is the [...]
