Although nobody in power in Britain has ever been able to be trusted, it wasn’t until the Freedom of Information Act of 2000 that members of the public were able to request information from public bodies and authorities. It was a manifesto commitment of the Labour Party in the 1997 general election, something alleged war criminal Tony Blair came to bitterly regret. He wrote in his memoir, “There is really no description of stupidity, no matter how vivid, that is adequate. I quake at the imbecility of it.” (Blair, 2010, p. 516). Continue reading “The Freedom of Information Act” →