Call to defend Freedom of Information
By Andrew Grant-Adamson • Feb 6th, 2007 • Category: Journalism, PoliticsOn the eve of a Commons debate on the Government’s plans to water down the Freedom of Information Act, Roy Greenslade has a timely reminder to sign the Press Gazette’s petition. There is another petition on the Downing Street web site.
As an example of the weakness of the Act in its present form, Greenslade describes the attempts of the Western Morning News to get information about proposals for closure of rural Post Offices.
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…and you can now submit evidence to the Constitutional Affairs committee on this issue.
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