The Freedom Of Information Act, due to come in next month, could be one of the most significant steps towards a truly transparent government (assuming it's not got loopholes aplenty). In a way, it's like an inversed effect of ID Cards - we, the public, actually get to find out what the people who run the country are actually doing.
Interesting, then, that apparently Whitehall's shredding of official documents has been "drastically stepped up" of late. E-mails are also being deleted in droves.
Now, I could stoop so low as to cite the liberally-sprinkled (as in "spread freely", not "spread by liberals") phrase, "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" in order to bring attention to the eyebrow-raising activities behind parliament's doors, but naturally that would be crass and probably somewhat hypocritical.
Alas, we may not ever get to see what many of those documents contained (assuming they've destroyed e-mail back-ups too), but hey, it's good to know all those faceless ones behind close doors are getting a bit jumpy. Got to keep them on their toes, eh?
[More information of the Freedom of Information Act]
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I just thought I would let you know that I have finally gotten round to completing my entry on the ID Cards Bill on Redemption Blues. At the very end of the article I inserted a link to your excellent site. Merry Christmas and I look forward to continuing to read your intelligent commentaries in the New Year.
Thanks for the comments, Chameleon - I look forward to reading your post soon...
It's the entry entitled Firedamp from 24th December - I am about to post an even longer entry, so it might not be immediately apparent.
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