Category Archives: transparency

Did Sarah Sanders lie to the Special Counsel?

Posted on April 21, 2019 by lawrence serewicz

To serve Trump, Sarah Sanders lied repeatedly about James Comey having lost the confidence of the rank and file FBI. Despite her claim that it was a “slip of the tongue” utter in the “heat of the moment”, it was, … Continue reading →

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Trump and Miller are too timid about immigration.

Posted on June 24, 2018 by lawrence serewicz

Dear Readers, I am honored to have a guest blog by the world famous scholar Joanne Swift. She has taken time out from her busy schedule to provide a short proposal on how Trump and Miller should deal with the … Continue reading →

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Sir John Grieve and the Arcana Imperii: private accountability made public

Posted on April 23, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

Records in an archives create a public legacy to hold public official to account. As records allow powerful figures to be held to account, there can be a desire to control what is held and accessible in archives. In a … Continue reading →

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Jenny Jones, the MPS, and the search for better records management

Posted on February 6, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

On 8 January, the Guardian reported a claim by a police whistle blower that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) had shredded documents illegally.[1] The documents were reports on Jenny Jones who is a Green life peer which were held by … Continue reading →

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#Milifandom or how the press found out if a 17 year old scares easily

Posted on May 9, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

In the UK General Election campaign of 2015, a 17 year old learned about the UK media’s unpleasant behavior as guardian of the public domain. The 17 year old helped to start the Twitter trend called #Milifandom, to counter the … Continue reading →

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Has the Crown betrayed its covenant: historical child sexual abuse in UK.

Posted on May 1, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

In the UK, the historical child sexual abuse inquiry has set off a long overdue discussion and debate.[1] Despite the public inquiry, there have been attempts, one hopes, with good intentions to warn against a witch-hunt or to warn that … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Daniel Morgan Murder: Thoughts on the Independent Panel

Posted on December 29, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Daniel Morgan’s murder haunts the Metropolitan Police Service. They failed to investigate it properly and that failure has raised serious questions about its integrity, judgement, and mandate. Despite five investigations and two trials, they have failed to bring his killer(s) … Continue reading →

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Bill Cosby and the cult of celebrity

Posted on November 22, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

The news about Bill Cosby is sad. It follows a familiar pattern. A star is accused of something, in this case drugging women and sexually assaulting them, and the press and public go into overdrive to condemn them. Although the … Continue reading →

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Records management and the Wanless Report on Home Office files

Posted on November 17, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC were commissioned to review two previous reviews commissioned by the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office in relation to child abuse. The first review focused on allegations about organised child abuse sent to the … Continue reading →

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The banality of institutional ignorance: Rotherham and child sexual exploitation

Posted on September 24, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

When people first heard the news about Rotherham Council’s child sexual exploitation scandal, they may have thought the Council and the Police were incompetent.[1] Some may have compared it to Haringey Council’s failure to protect Peter Donnelly (Baby P) and … Continue reading →

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