http://www.owen.org/blog/661 Thoughts from Owen in Africa Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.owen.org/blog/661/comment-page-1#comment-2466 Martin Stabe » links for 2007-02-15 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:23:15 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/661#comment-2466 [...] Owen’s musings: Freedom of Information - is it a waste of time? Britain’s best blogging civil servant writes: “I am in favour of as much freedom of information as possible. The government and public servants should be accountable to the citizens … Transparency also leads to better policy-making. The additional bur (tags: foi foia) [...] [...] Owen’s musings: Freedom of Information – is it a waste of time? Britain’s best blogging civil servant writes: “I am in favour of as much freedom of information as possible. The government and public servants should be accountable to the citizens … Transparency also leads to better policy-making. The additional bur (tags: foi foia) [...]

]]> http://www.owen.org/blog/661/comment-page-1#comment-2465 Owen Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:47:39 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/661#comment-2465 Thanks Tom. Thanks Tom.

]]> http://www.owen.org/blog/661/comment-page-1#comment-2464 Tom Watson MP » Blog Archive » Freedom of Information Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:25:37 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/661#comment-2464 [...] Here’s a civil servant I admire. Whatever your view of the Freedom of Information Act; you may loathe and detest it, the fact is that it exists. It’s become part of the democratic fabric of the nation. I use it frequently - very often to ascertain facts that I cannot get from Parliamentary Questions. To change it now, would be folly. [...] [...] Here’s a civil servant I admire. Whatever your view of the Freedom of Information Act; you may loathe and detest it, the fact is that it exists. It’s become part of the democratic fabric of the nation. I use it frequently – very often to ascertain facts that I cannot get from Parliamentary Questions. To change it now, would be folly. [...]

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