On Monday, the think tank Policy Exchange published a Paper titled, ‘Keeping Human Rights at Home’. It has added fuel to the fire on an issue already proving so germane in the lead up to this Thursday’s House of Commons vote on prisoners’ voting rights: to what extent should we obey the European Court of [...]
Archive for the ‘Freedom of information’ Category
February 10, 2011
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‘Keeping Human Rights at Home’? More like Keeping Human Rights at Bay
By Yaaser Vanderman in Freedom of information, Right to vote
January 7, 2011
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Clegg’s reforms for freedom of information pale compared to his rhetoric
By Leon Glenister in Freedom of informationNick Clegg has announced plans to extend freedom of information laws to make more public bodies accountable and to cut the length of time government records are kept secret from 30 to 20 years. While we inch slowly towards an open government, these proposals don’t strike at the heart of the problems with the Freedom [...]
