protect the 'thinking space' necessary for good public policy formulation
"We wouldn't get away with half this shit if the public knew what we were up to."
UK gov waves white flag on secret lobbying ruling
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has decided not to appeal a legal ruling that it must release information on secret meetings between ministers, civil servants and lobbyists at the Confederation of British Industry. The Department had until this Friday to take the Information Tribunal ruling to the …
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FoE FoI
Try saying that 10 times while pissed as a hippie at a whale de-beaching.
Hmmm
Now we just need to find out what was said when BAA and BA lobbied parliament over the mess that is the Heathrow expansion.
Slow learners........ DimWitted.
"We wouldn't get away with half this shit if the public knew what we were up to." ... By Steve
Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 15:46 GMT
QuITe so, Steve. And the danger they face is that better informed speculation will sink them without a trace being either left or necessary. Secrecy never did anything other than keep dirty little secrets, hidden to rot away at the heart of any issue.
@Steve
Agreed, those misbegotten fools think they own the country and it's people. It's time we showed them where to kiss our boots when bowing before their public, the masters on this gig.
@Steve
+1 !
"Thinking space" LOL
Unfortunately, they can always fall back on public apathy...
Anyone here speak English?
'protect the 'thinking space' necessary for good public policy formulation'
Is there an English translation available?
Mine's the Filet Mignon with the 79 Chateau Latour
No jacket required
"Mine's the Filet Mignon with the 79 Chateau LABOUR"
*fixed*
Don't Tread On Me !
No Taxation without representation,
The Tree of Liberty must be from time to time drenched in the blood of patriots and tyrants... it is it's natural manure !
LIBERTY OR DEATH !
Fair's Fair ..... WarMongers First and Foremost for the Tyrant's Chop.
"The Tree of Liberty must be from time to time drenched in the blood of patriots and tyrants." ...... By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 20:50 GMT
'Tis then time for the tyrants to pay their full whack, AC?
Liberty or Death? (20:50 28/05)
I prefer "Cake or Death?" as a choice...
Hmmm
"It also recognised that is in the public interest for the more sensitive information to be withheld".
So they basically reserve the right to withheld anything they see fit...
@Steve - I doubt it
"We'd still get away with this shit, if the public knew, because what are they going to do about it? We just didn't want to have to put up with the noise they make when they whine."
Icon for devil's advocate.
Same for Common Purpose?
Does this mean we can expect similar disclosures of the closed, unminuted meetings of the Common Purpose organisation?
This is the government run "charity" of which £100m taxpayer money has been spent on subtley brainwashing the young to believe the EU is a good thing whilst simultaneously supressing any public objection. Both Gordon Brown and David Cameron are members, and Tony Blair is the current head.
If there's a Common Purpose graduate at El Reg, then this post will be censored too... in the public interest of course.
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