How Freedom of Information requests led to a Parliamentary scandal: Read an excerpt from Heather Brooke’s book
[ted id=1594 width=560 height=315] The British Parliament elected in 2005 has an unfortunate nickname — the “Rotten Parliament.” Journalist Heather Brooke had a lot to do with the uncovering of their rottenness. In 2004, just a few years after the passage of the UK’s Freedom of Information Act, Brooke began requesting documentation on members of […]