Freedom of Information rows! Does inspiring an on-stage outburst from Liam Gallagher mean FOI is cool? Ahead of the Edinburgh leg of the Oasis tour, council documents released under FOI…
The Cabinet Office is at it again (Freedom of Information-wise). An FOI from Democracy for Sale found the Cabinet Office spent £32,000 on lawyers to avoid releasing a blank sheet…
Freedom of Information requests have a habit of leading to personal data breaches. Usually the problem in the process is someone not realising or not checking exactly what information is…
Sometimes Freedom of Information requests don't lead to a response. Thames Valley Police appears to have a completely useless records system. It's probably a miracle they get anything done. At…
Thought getting answers to your Freedom of Information request was hard? The annual Foilies name and shame the most repugnant, absurd and incompetent responses to US public records requests under…
Freedom of Information can expose the gap between story and reality. The tough line on assaults on staff but low number reported to police. The money promised that's slow to…
Should the Freedom of Information Act be used to call out councillors who are behind paying their council tax? A Derby councillor, who had previously been revealed to be in…