Secrecy - openDemocracy

Exclusive: Carter-Ruck has been accused of harassing journalists for wealthy clients. But its profits remain secret

/ 14 Dec 2022

openDemocracy leads campaign to enforce transparency laws as government accused of abusing Freedom of Information Act and blacklisting reporters

By Martin Williams

/ 7 Apr 2022

The Information Commissioner’s Office, headed by Elizabeth Denham until last month, is failing to stick to its own rule book

By Jon Baines

/ 3 Dec 2021

The government dismissed damning openDemocracy report on FOI as ‘complete nonsense’ – I wasn’t surprised, I’ve seen its efforts to act in secrecy

By Tommy Sheppard

/ 3 Nov 2021

MPs told that the department is ‘utterly failing’ transparency laws at parliamentary inquiry

By Adam Bychawski

/ 27 Oct 2021

Media and politicians conspire to shield the UK’s military from scrutiny: expect still less accountability from Boris Johnson’s government.

By Paul Rogers

/ 3 Jan 2020