Why 2012 is the year to Save FOI
Today (Monday 20th February), a group of us are formally launching a new campaign. As the title of this post suggests, we are campaigning to #saveFOI. This week sees the beginning of the long heralded …
Today (Monday 20th February), a group of us are formally launching a new campaign. As the title of this post suggests, we are campaigning to #saveFOI. This week sees the beginning of the long heralded …
FOI Man sums up what he told the Justice Select Committee as they prepare to carry out their post-legislative scrutiny. Tomorrow, Friday 3 February, is the deadline for submissions of evidence to the Justice Select …
FOI Man reminds readers of recent blog posts that you might find of use if you are submitting evidence to the Justice Select Committee’s Post-Legislative Scrutiny of FOI The deadline for submitting evidence to the …
The following is a piece I wrote recently for a print publication but in the event it wasn’t used. I’m publishing it here for your interest, and in case it is of use to you …
FOI Man challenges the claims of the Lord G.O.D. and his exalted predecessors that FOI threatens good government. Just before Christmas, the outgoing Cabinet Secretary, Gus O’Donnell, known affectionately (mostly) in the Civil Service as …
FOI Man responds to a blog post by Universities UK, the representative body for Universities and Higher Education in the UK. It’s fair to say that when I made the decision a few weeks ago …