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Posts Tagged ‘freedom of information’

Good on spin, bad on justice

April 30th, 2009

chris_ames_140x140jpg1 The Ministry of Justice was more concerned with spinning the ‘Titan prisons’ controversy than complying with its own Freedom of Information Act, says
Chris Ames

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Freedom of information when it suits

April 8th, 2009

chris_ames_140x140jpgWhy is British government trying to censor documents relating to the Iraq war it has already published, asks Chris Ames
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Plane evasion

February 26th, 2009

chris_ames_140x140jpgIt’s not just Jack Straw who’s playing fast and loose with freedom of information, says Chris Ames. Heathrow campaigners are finding it impossible to get a straight answer from the Department for Transport (more…)

The Scarlett letter

November 5th, 2008

Chris Ames identifies a worrying trend in the government’s latest refusal to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act
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