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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Can you measure democracy by its freedom of information? Four hypothesis in search of answers
What is the relationship between FOIA’s age and its acceptance and use? I have thought that there may be a resistance to FOIA in the UK for the following institutional and cultural reasons. If these hypotheses are true, then the … Continue reading
Homs, Syria: The modern day Melian Dialogue: The strong do as they will; the weak do as they must.
In Syria, we are seeing a lesson first taught in ancient Greece when Athens destroyed the city of Melos. The Melian dialogue is well remembered for the powerful sentence that the strong do as they will; the weak do as … Continue reading
Posted in Government, statesmanship, strategy, war
Tagged Assad, Bashar al-Assad, Homs, Philosophy, Politics
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If we are going to charge for FOIA requests we might as well start charging for complaints.
The current post legislative review of the Freedom of Information Act which was shaped by the Government’s initial response to the review of the legislation sought written evidence on three areas. Does the Freedom of Information Act work effectively? What … Continue reading
Freedom of Information Act is the grain of sand in an oyster of records that creates pearls of transparency
An important actor has been missing from the recent discussions around the future of FOIA. The missing organisation is the National Archives. The National Archives did not give any written evidence to the post legislative scrutiny of Freedom of Information. … Continue reading
Posted in FOIA, Government, public sector, transparency
Tagged FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, National Archives, Records management
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Does the UK have an ecology of transparency?
Seth Kreimer developed the term “ecology of transparency”. He was looking at a way to explain the interaction of actors and organisational contexts to explain transparency within the United States. Although his work is focused on the United States, I … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, FOIA, Government, privacy, transparency
Tagged Civil service, Freedom of Information Act, government, Official Secrets Act, privacy
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Patton would have shot Haig: Thoughts on rehabilitating “The Butcher”
I was intrigued to hear the other morning on Radio4 that a lecture was to be given today about Field Marshall Haig. The lecturer (Professor Sheffield) suggested that Haig should be reconsidered given the harsh treatment from reassessment of his … Continue reading
Posted in Government, military, statesmanship, strategy, war
Tagged Athens, British Army, Central Powers, Haig, Nicias, World War I
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