This book explores the implementation of the UK's FOI law under Tony Blair, showing how the radical policy was weakened by compromises and clandestine agreements before reaching the statute book, though it went on to be controversial and disruptive nonetheless. -- .
This book explores the implementation of the UK's FOI law under Tony Blair, showing how the radical policy was weakened by compromises and clandestine agreements before reaching the statute book, though it went on to be controversial and disruptive nonetheless. -- .
Ben Worthy is Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London
Inhaltsangabe
1 FOI: hard to resist and hard to escape 2 From radical to inevitable: the development of FOI in Britain 3 New Labour, new openness? 4 The 1997 White Paper: a symbolic victory? 5 The 1999 draft Bill: the retreat becomes a rout 6 The Parliamentary passage: asymmetric warfare 7 FOI in the UK: survival and afterlife 8 The US, Australia and India: two firsts and the greatest? 9 Ireland and New Zealand: a legacy and an assault from within 10 FOI and the remaking of politics Conclusion: why do governments pass FOI laws? References Index
1 FOI: hard to resist and hard to escape 2 From radical to inevitable: the development of FOI in Britain 3 New Labour, new openness? 4 The 1997 White Paper: a symbolic victory? 5 The 1999 draft Bill: the retreat becomes a rout 6 The Parliamentary passage: asymmetric warfare 7 FOI in the UK: survival and afterlife 8 The US, Australia and India: two firsts and the greatest? 9 Ireland and New Zealand: a legacy and an assault from within 10 FOI and the remaking of politics Conclusion: why do governments pass FOI laws? References Index
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