The government’s ‘transparency’ is clear as mud
Tamasin Cave argues the American lobbying regulations should show the Tories how to do transparency, and that the watered down British version doesn’t work.
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What was hiding behind the boat: Information commissioner is investigating Gove
Lisa Nandy writes about Michael Gove and his dodging the question over whether he’s working with the freedom of information act
Coalition must match rhetoric with action on transparency
This is not a time for bowing to corporate lobbying – it is a time for strong leadership to match strong rhetoric, writes Rushanara Ali MP.
Government rhetoric on transparency doesn’t match the reality
Left Foot Forward’s Claire French compares the rhetoric of the government on transparency to the reality.
Don’t bank on reform
Much like the royal wedding announcement was a fantastic opportunity to bury any unpopular government decisions, the crisis in Ireland is working a wonder to obscure the fact that the coalition government is kicking legislation on disclosing bankers’ pay firmly into the long grass. Today it was finally made clear that despite internal disagreement on the issue the coalition would not be pursuing legislation to reveal the current level of bankers bonuses.
PI no. 3: Assertion-flagging: for less partisan, prejudiced blogging
Most political bloggers are motivated to fight what they see as bigotry, prejudice, and ill-informed, unjustifiable assertion. This is a fine and noble cause, because the spreading of false beliefs – without the evidence to support them – is bad for all of us, as is the displacement of informed argument by mere rhetoric. All the more so when the perpetrator is powerful or influential.
Why we need for a compulsory register of lobbyists
It’s time for a compulsory register of lobbyists, especially with so many incoming Tory MPs and current Tory peers involved in the lobbying industry.
Time for the left to reclaim the “transparency” debate
If you were to draw up a tag-cloud of common phrases that dominated the political blogs in 2009, as the year wore on, you would have seen the dominance of the word “liberty” giving way to an increasing concern withtest