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The Royal Family, freedom of information and the rest of the story

At the weekend The Independent ran a piece very critical of the Liberal Democrats in government:

The Royal Family is to be granted absolute protection from public scrutiny in a controversial legal reform designed to draw a veil of secrecy over the affairs of the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William.

Letters, emails and documents relating to the monarch, her heir and the second in line to the throne will no longer be disclosed even if they are in the public interest…

The decision to push through the changes also raises questions about the sincerity of the Liberal Democrats’ commitment to government transparency.

And …

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  • Peter Martin
    Does anyone else think it's odd that a party which is keen on devolving power to the local level is also keen to join a supra national political entity which wa...
  • Peter Martin
    As often happens on LDV any discussion quickly, in this case from the first comment, gets on to the EU even though the OP isn't about the EU. I still think ...
  • Chris Cory
    I agree entirely with the sentiment behind this article, although it’s a bit depressing that it’s going to take the prospect of war to make government start...
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    Such a heartening Question Time from Jake 👏...
  • BigTallTim
    A very good article Mark....