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Author Archives: Will Tanner
Open data must be about far more than just transparency
Last year, the Government set out its determination “to have the most ambitious open data agenda of any government in the world” and pledged to deliver a “quantum leap in transparency” in Whitehall. Since then, great strides have been made in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Open data, Open Politics, Open Public Services, Public services
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U-Turns: Modern, thoughtful government or weak, reactionary policymaking?
In recent months, the politics of the U-turn have become something of a staple in the Parliamentary diet. The Government, taking power on the promise of “era-changing, convention-challenging radical reform”, has changed its mind repeatedly in its first fourteen months; … Continue reading
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Conservatism can, and must, seize the opportunity on justice reform
In recent weeks, and again this morning, Ken Clarke has come under sustained political pressure over his proposed reforms to the criminal justice system. The Justice Secretary’s pledge to reduce the UK’s record prison population by 3,000 prisoners by 2014-15, … Continue reading →