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FoE FoI #

By dave Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 15:31 GMT

Try saying that 10 times while pissed as a hippie at a whale de-beaching.

protect the 'thinking space' necessary for good public policy formulation #

By Steve Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 15:46 GMT

"We wouldn't get away with half this shit if the public knew what we were up to."

Hmmm #

By Matthew Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 16:37 GMT

Now we just need to find out what was said when BAA and BA lobbied parliament over the mess that is the Heathrow expansion.

Slow learners........ DimWitted. #

By amanfromMars Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 16:37 GMT

"We wouldn't get away with half this shit if the public knew what we were up to." ... By Steve

Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 15:46 GMT

QuITe so, Steve. And the danger they face is that better informed speculation will sink them without a trace being either left or necessary. Secrecy never did anything other than keep dirty little secrets, hidden to rot away at the heart of any issue.

@Steve #

By Martin Owens Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 16:50 GMT

Agreed, those misbegotten fools think they own the country and it's people. It's time we showed them where to kiss our boots when bowing before their public, the masters on this gig.

@Steve #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 17:34 GMT

+1 !

"Thinking space" LOL

Unfortunately, they can always fall back on public apathy...

Anyone here speak English? #

By shay mclachlan Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 17:38 GMT

'protect the 'thinking space' necessary for good public policy formulation'

Is there an English translation available?

Mine's the Filet Mignon with the 79 Chateau Latour

No jacket required #

By Tom Kelsall Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 20:32 GMT

"Mine's the Filet Mignon with the 79 Chateau LABOUR"

*fixed*

Don't Tread On Me ! #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 20:50 GMT

No Taxation without representation,

The Tree of Liberty must be from time to time drenched in the blood of patriots and tyrants... it is it's natural manure !

LIBERTY OR DEATH !

Fair's Fair ..... WarMongers First and Foremost for the Tyrant's Chop. #

By amanfromMars Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 07:11 GMT

"The Tree of Liberty must be from time to time drenched in the blood of patriots and tyrants." ...... By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 20:50 GMT

'Tis then time for the tyrants to pay their full whack, AC?

Liberty or Death? (20:50 28/05) #

By Mike Crawshaw Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 08:24 GMT

I prefer "Cake or Death?" as a choice...

Hmmm #

By Steven Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 09:51 GMT

"It also recognised that is in the public interest for the more sensitive information to be withheld".

So they basically reserve the right to withheld anything they see fit...

@Steve - I doubt it #

By Matthew Ellen Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 11:37 GMT

"We'd still get away with this shit, if the public knew, because what are they going to do about it? We just didn't want to have to put up with the noise they make when they whine."

Icon for devil's advocate.

Same for Common Purpose? #

By Richard Posted Thursday 29th May 2008 12:20 GMT

Does this mean we can expect similar disclosures of the closed, unminuted meetings of the Common Purpose organisation?

This is the government run "charity" of which £100m taxpayer money has been spent on subtley brainwashing the young to believe the EU is a good thing whilst simultaneously supressing any public objection. Both Gordon Brown and David Cameron are members, and Tony Blair is the current head.

If there's a Common Purpose graduate at El Reg, then this post will be censored too... in the public interest of course.