The compaign for freedom of information: a participatory challenge to elitist British government
By: Tant, A.P.
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ArticleSubject(s): Freedom of Information | Elite(Social Science) | British Government | Official Secrets
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Public AdministrationSummary: Abstract: The pronents of freedom of information have, since the 1970s, sponsored successive Private Members bills seeking to liberalize section Two of the Official Secrets Act until recently they have had no success. Indeed, the latest official Secrets Act, which replaces Section Two, represents, in large part, further government determination to control information. Yet some limited success has recently been achieved, for example in the areas of local govrnment, personal files and environmental safety. This article seeks to explain both the successes and failures of the compaign of freedom of information, and assess prospects for the future. First, the durability of official secrecy in consideved, throu
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Issue no: 68(4), Winter 90, p.477-91 | Available | AR325 |
Abstract: The pronents of freedom of information have, since the 1970s, sponsored successive Private Members bills seeking to liberalize section Two of the Official Secrets Act until recently they have had no success. Indeed, the latest official Secrets Act, which replaces Section Two, represents, in large part, further government determination to control information. Yet some limited success has recently been achieved, for example in the areas of local govrnment, personal files and environmental safety. This article seeks to explain both the successes and failures of the compaign of freedom of information, and assess prospects for the future. First, the durability of official secrecy in consideved, throu
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