Expenses scandal is a watershed for freedom of information

June 22nd, 2009

Transparency is no longer just an obsession for journalists and campaigners, writes Chris Ames
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Critics attack censorship on MPs’ expenses

June 19th, 2009

The press and public have reacted with outrage after MPs were accused yesterday of a massive cover-up of their expenses after the Commons authorities released hundreds of thousands of claims documents and receipts with huge sections of detail blacked out. Read more here

Details of MP expenses blacked out

June 18th, 2009

The expenses claims of every MP for the past four years have been published, but with some key details blacked out. Commons authorities have published details after a long-running Freedom of Information battle but certain information has been blacked out on the grounds of privacy and security. Read more here

The tyranny of the take-down notice

May 26th, 2009

The closure of Nadine Dorries’s blog simply on suspicion of defamation emphasises the need for reform of libel legislation says Padraig Reidy
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Censoring MPs’ expenses will break law says top QC

May 26th, 2009

The House of Commons will break the law if it goes ahead with its plan to release a heavily censored version of MPs’ expenses claims, according to the leading barrister involved in a campaign to get the information published, Hugh Tomlinson QC. Read more here