We're all about Freedom of Information successes here. Usually getting an FOI answered, particularly from central government, can feel like an uphill struggle. But sometimes the opposite happens... “My jaw…
Good news, bad news FOI-wise this week. On the positive side, Ben Worthy has been looking at the ways in which FOI works. Broadly, it's popular - more than one…
Slightly different this week. While the round-up of FOI stories is the same (see below), this is a chance to get creating them rather than just reading about them. If…
This week, a cultural interlude, with a show about the US Freedom of Information Act - featuring bluegrass music and public records - reaching the UK. And then some FOI…
*sarcastic* But I thought Freedom of Information WAS a waste of money. In a totally not embarrassing move, Brewdog founder James Watt has launched an unofficial government watchdog, Shadow Doge,…
Another weekly FOI round-up and some more of the greatest hits... But after last week's encouragement to use FOI for road-related campaigning, here's another good example of FOI in action.…
We love FOIs (unsurprisingly). And we love potholes (well, not so much after having to spend my Saturday patching a bike tyre, but they're an FOI classic). Now, happily, they're…