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Published in: Home: NewsMPs slam top ‘lawfare’ firm for keeping finances secretExclusive: Carter-Ruck has been accused of harassing journalists for wealthy clients. But its profits remain secret
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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: 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: 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 secrecyMPs told that the department is ‘utterly failing’ transparency laws at parliamentary inquiry
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy British secrecy is bad for British securityMedia and politicians conspire to shield the UK’s military from scrutiny: expect still less accountability from...
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Published in: ourNHSYour right to knowPrivatisation of the NHS is gathering pace, but the public currently has little right to know how our money is spent.
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Published in: ourNHSDecision day for HuntHunt has to decide by tomorrow whether to appeal his defeat over the Lewisham Hospital closure - but if he succeeds...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe double betrayal - review of NHS SOSNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The left is forever being condemned for talking of ‘betrayal’....
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Published in: ourNHSHow libel laws help privatisers and harm the NHS
The government claims it is making NHS more transparent. But libel laws shield health companies from scrutiny.
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Published in: ourNHSLord Owen condemns “conspiracy of silence” on the EU-US trade dealIntroducing his revised NHS bill, Lord Owen calls today for transparency from Prime Minister David Cameron over the...
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Published in: ourNHSWhat was the real purpose of Virgin's mysterious report into NHS customer service?In 2000, Labour asked Virgin to report on customer services in the NHS. What they delivered went well beyond this...
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Published in: Shine A Light‘Commercial confidentiality’ trumps public right to know in England’s new health market
In the new competitive market for healthcare created by the Health and Social Care Bill it will become increasingly...
