Briefing given to incoming PM Tony Blair reveals his govt's plans for a #FOI Act were considered "broadly uncontroversial" by the civil service http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/10_5_18_blair_docs_b_.pdf ….
The passage of the #FOI Bill proved otherwise, as Blair quickly went off the idea https://www.cfoi.org.uk/2010/10/the-blair-memoirs-and-foi-2/ …https://twitter.com/GeorgeGreenwood/status/994482666555756544 …
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Jack Straw revealed in his autobiography that he considered dropping the Bill altogether during its final parliament stages. Our press releases and briefings from the time document the efforts to improve the legislation and ensure its passage http://www.cfoi.org.uk/tag/foi-bill/
3:32 AM - 10 May 2018
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