tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post5865001528237194490..comments2024-03-28T12:17:52.010+00:00Comments on Katabasis: Laying the ground for an assault on Freedom of InformationKatabasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059375486530788092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-19053373985119886942012-03-01T02:54:30.269+00:002012-03-01T02:54:30.269+00:00A little bit like the poll tax really. Don't ...A little bit like the poll tax really. Don't abolish FOIA, just make it harder to implement your rights under it.farmland investmenthttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/agricultural-farmland/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-15114640884771188542012-02-20T12:18:11.885+00:002012-02-20T12:18:11.885+00:00Unrelated: any thoughts on Canada's centralise...Unrelated: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16861468" rel="nofollow">any thoughts</a> on Canada's centralised "protocol" for researchers communicating with the media? Actual, concrete example of government control of scientists' free speech...<br /><br />"The protocol requires that all interview requests for scientists employed by the government must first be cleared by officials."Dolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110810881843699172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-13788994856706572702012-02-17T19:45:00.479+00:002012-02-17T19:45:00.479+00:00It's only a matter of time till they say "...It's only a matter of time till they say "Anyone who does not have a degree in politics is not entitled to comment because they can't possibly understand the business of government.Ian R Thorpehttp://www.greenteethmm.com/equal-rights-conflict.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-3397508238754157702012-02-17T16:43:21.371+00:002012-02-17T16:43:21.371+00:00Will us plebs be allowed a say in the future of th...Will us plebs be allowed a say in the future of the FOIA, or has it already been decided by those who want to see it eventually repealed?john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-7601470919637721422012-02-14T19:13:56.366+00:002012-02-14T19:13:56.366+00:00Forgot to say that it's interesting Tony Blair...Forgot to say that it's interesting Tony Blair mentioned in his autobiog that the FOIA was one of his two biggest regrets (the other was the hunting ban!).Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138780.post-90506185286138808112012-02-14T19:09:55.949+00:002012-02-14T19:09:55.949+00:00"It was well recognised by most that journali...<i>"It was well recognised by most that journalists have started to use other email accounts in requesting information as a way of masking the origin of the request"</i><br /><br />Funny they should say that. I've had to do the same as they have started to refuse FOI requests on the grounds that I intend to publish the information. <br /><br />Heaven forbid!Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com