Will FOI be humbled?
FOIMan gazes into his crystal ball to see what will result from the government’s response to the House of Commons’ Humble Address. Amongst everything else that happened this very unusual week (although aren’t they all …
FOIMan gazes into his crystal ball to see what will result from the government’s response to the House of Commons’ Humble Address. Amongst everything else that happened this very unusual week (although aren’t they all …
FOIMan reflects on last week’s long-awaited publication of correspondence between the Prince of Wales and government ministers. FOI stories are like buses. You wait ages, decide to walk, and then three or four drive past …
FOIMan explains why the ruling of the Supreme Court in relation to Prince Charles’ “black spider memos” is so significant – and why FOI campaigners should be cautious in their celebrations. On 1 January 2005, FOI …
FOIMan thinks it may be too soon to start celebrating yesterday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal that Prince Charles’ letters to Ministers should be disclosed, but argues that interpretation of European law may yet …
FOIMan comments on the latest application of the Section 53 veto. Last year, Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, said the following of the ministerial veto which is set out at section 53 of the …
Initial observations on the FOI provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Bill, published on 11 February 2011