Republishing expired ASBOs under FOI is ‘unfair’, Tribunal rules
Journalists may no longer be able to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain lists of people subject to…
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Thank Gord for that
Back in March, then Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown pledged his commitment to supporting freedom of the press when he addressed…
ByBrown should act to lift restraints on journalism
When card-carrying NUJ member Gordon Brown takes up office in Number 10 Downing Street this month, he has one clear…
ByFoI exemption: what are our MPs trying to hide?
Some 96 MPs voted to exempt themselves from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act last week – 78…
ByAll news organisations should be more open
Last week’s High Court judgment upholding the BBC’s limited derogation from the Freedom of Information Act highlights a hypocrisy of…
ByBreakthrough for Press Gazette FoI campaign
The Government showed today that it has taken on board the massive and unprecedented opposition from Britain’s journalists to its…
ByFalconer forgets that we journalists act on readers’ behalf
Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer has illustrated once again that he has only the dimmest understanding of the way journalism works.…
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