Freedom of information? It's a state secret - Heather Brooke

Freedom of information? It's a state secret

Promises of more open government have been made before

Heather Brooke
From The Times
June 11, 2009

When it comes to politicians advocating open government the best advice is to ignore what they say and focus on what they do.

Yesterday, Gordon Brown used the dreaded word "transparency". I have been campaigning for five years on freedom of information and had to go to the High Court to force the disclosure of MPs' expenses, so it is with some satisfaction that I now hear the Prime Minister issuing statements about the need for open government that I couldn't have written better myself.

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