Showing posts with label mps expenses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mps expenses. Show all posts
22 November 2010

MPs' Expenses: They're At It Again

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Openness is inherently political, because it dares to assert that we little people have a right to see what the powerful would hide. There&#...
23 October 2009

UK Government Blows it on Lobbying

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If you wanted proof that the UK government is still an enemy of transparency, try this : The Government is grateful to the Public Administra...
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23 June 2009

Why Open Source, Clouds and Crowds Rule

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The Guardian 's crowd-sourcing of the initial analysis of hundreds of thousands of PDFs of MPs' expenses is fast becoming mythic. I...
22 June 2009

MPs Plot Against Transparency - and Lose the Plot

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They just don't get it, do they ? Parliament is planning to block the future release of expenses receipts after the humiliation endured ...
26 May 2009

Speak up for the Speaker's Principles

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In the past, I've frequently asked you write a letter to your MP or MEPs about issues that relate to technical issues around open source...
17 May 2009

Openists of the World, Unite!

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As I have observed recently (probably ad nauseam for some readers - apologies, but it needs saying), the openness that lies behind open sour...
15 May 2009

"Transparency will Damage Democracy"

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Great to see Heather Brooke getting at least *some* recognition for the huge service she has done transparency in this country by fighting f...
11 May 2009

Heather Brooke: Breaking the MPs' Silence

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If any one person deserves credit for bringing openness to MPs' expenses, it is Heather Brooke , who almost single-handedly has fought f...