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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionMichael Gove smeared us. Now we have been vindicated by an official inquiryThe levelling up secretary attacked our ‘Clearing House’ reporting. Today, he is the one who looks ‘ridiculous’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsBoris Johnson’s government slammed by MPs over FOI 'Clearing House' secrecyParliamentary inquiry launched in the wake of openDemocracy's revelations condemns Cabinet Office's handling of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsEditors and MPs urge watchdog to act over escalating government secrecyopenDemocracy leads campaign to enforce transparency laws as government accused of abusing Freedom of Information...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsClearing House: Government admits it’s done nothing about ‘Orwellian’ unitCabinet Office pledged to review a unit that blocked Freedom of Information requests. Five months on, it hasn’t even...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsSue Gray: How ‘partygate’ investigator stonewalled transparency campaign‘No confidence’ in civil servant after her involvement with Cabinet Office’s ‘Orwellian’ Clearing House, campaigner says
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionUK’s transparency watchdog has a terrible transparency record of its ownThe Information Commissioner’s Office, headed by Elizabeth Denham until last month, is failing to stick to its own rule book
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsTory minister says transparency laws are ‘malign’Lord Callanan accused the public of having ‘forms set up on their word processors’ to submit FOI requests ‘with gay abandon’
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office’s actions ‘increase suspicion’ about secretive FOI unit, MPs toldThe government department refused to allow a probe into its ‘Orwellian’ Clearing House unit in the wake of...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealing Johnson’s talks with BP not ‘in public interest’, UK government saysExclusive: Details of secretive meeting between the PM and the oil giant among crucial climate documents the Cabinet...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: OpinionOn transparency, like so much else, the UK government is shifting the goalpostsThe government dismissed damning openDemocracy report on FOI as ‘complete nonsense’ – I wasn’t surprised, I’ve seen...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office blocked probe into government secrecy
MPs told that the department is ‘utterly failing’ transparency laws at parliamentary inquiry
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsTory advisers allowed to ‘approve’ government Freedom of Information repliesExclusive: Campaigners criticise ‘deeply suspicious’ practice that allows SpAds to vet transparency disclosures
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Published in: Freedom of Information: News2020 was worst year on record for UK government secrecyExclusive: Landmark openDemocracy report exposes depth of the government’s attack on the Freedom of Information Act
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Published in: Freedom of Information: FeatureIn the UK, government secrecy is growing. Here's how we fight backOn International Right to Know Day, here’s what openDemocracy has exposed about the threat to Freedom of Information
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMPs condemn UK government's ‘abuse’ of taxpayer money to fight FOIsExclusive: Government accused of ‘misusing’ vast sums after openDemocracy revealed half a million pounds was spent...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government spent half a million pounds on lawyers to fight FOI disclosuresExclusive: Government accused of ‘wasting time and taxpayers’ money’ after spending heavily on legal challenges to...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: News70% of public concerned by UK government secrecyExclusive: Conservative voters more vexed about government transparency failures than Labour voters, poll...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office announces review into controversial FOI unit
The FOI ‘Clearing House’ was criticised by a judge after openDemocracy won a landmark case against the government
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Published in: Freedom of Information: AnalysisFrom private emails to Post-it Notes: How politicians avoid scrutinyMatt Hancock, who Labour accused of trying to ‘conduct government business in secret’, joins a long list of...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsJudge slams Michael Gove’s office as openDemocracy wins transparency court caseExclusive: UK government accused of ‘profound lack of transparency’ as openDemocracy wins legal victory over...
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