Department for Education avoided releasing documents under the Freedom of Information Act by citing advice its own expert officials knew to be incorrect

Courtesy of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the good folks at Judicial Watch finally got the expense records and passenger manifests from the United States Air Force related to the June 21-27, 2011, trip taken by First Lady Michelle Obama, her family and her entourage to South Africa and Botswana. The results are absolutely appalling, give America's economic challenges. The Air force pr...

After the education email furore earlier this week, discussions are underway in ministerial offices about private emails: are they subject to the freedom of information act? The answer is probably yes, which may not be what the government wants to hear. But the problems that this will cause are nothing compared to what might happen next, when attention moves on to text messages. Whitehall buzzes w...

Education, freedom of information and children’s rights are today’s issues in my ongoing republication of Love and Liberty, the booklet on Liberalism I originally wrote back in 1999. It’s part of my contribution to exploring what the Liberal Democrats stand for, as the coalition continues and Conference looms. I’ve added a few more notes and polished up a few sentences toda...

The disclosures, made under the Freedom of Information Act, will further fuel claims that some firemen are unfairly fighting budget cuts and are resistant to change.

Nick Clegg today set out the principles which will drive the Coalition’s plans to uphold civil liberties while protecting national security, and outlined reforms to Freedom of Information laws and English libel laws. You can read the full speech below — here’s the conclusion: So, to sum up: the restoration of every day liberties; counterterrorism

Two snippets of news today about freedoms – a reminder of the importance of libel law reform and good news on extending freedom of information. In the Independent, John Kampfner (Chief Executive of Index on Censorship) writes: “There’s nothing like a boob job cream to get readers going on an important issue. The case of

The Freedom of Information laws which have increased the ability of the public and media to hold those in power to account are to be extended, Nick Clegg says.

More than a third of councils increased their workforce during the past two years and in advance of the deep public spending cuts, according to data revealed under the Freedom of Information Act

Judicial Watch has the info after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request: Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained new documents from the United States Air Force detailing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s repeated use of United States Air Force aircraft. According to the documents, obtained by Judi...