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Fox in a hole
Posted on 14/10/2011 | No CommentsThe story of Liam Fox (a story that at the time of writing does not yet have an ending) can be read not so much as the story of ministerial misjudgements but as of uncontrolled lobbying. For those who have had the good fortune not... -
EU Transparency and Lobbying (3 November 2011)
Posted on 23/09/2011 | 2 CommentsKeynote speaker: Diana Wallis MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament Transparency in the EU has been of increasing interest in recent years, with questions raised about the accountability of EU institutions, the influence of lobbyists, the distribution and purpose of Community funding, and the code... -
Let the council have their private conversations, but don’t make law that way
Posted on 06/07/2011 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 6 July 2011 The case being fought out in the European Court of Justice over the transparency of proceedings in Council working groups shines a spotlight on what remains of the democratic deficit in Brussels. It has long been... -
Transparency & privacy, diplomacy & secrecy: where lies the “Common Good”? Exploring the Wikileaks phenomenon (2 June 2011)
Posted on 27/04/2011 | No CommentsThe Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust invites you to a meeting to discuss the relative claims and limitations of “freedom of information” in our modern world Date : Thursday 2 June 12.30-2.00 pm Place: to be announced Our invited speakers will present different perspectives and a... -
Too much information
Posted on 26/01/2011 | No CommentsOne has to admire the elegance of Tony Blair’s argument in front of the Chilcot enquiry last Friday. He was recalled to the enquiry after his previous appearance a year ago in order to answer some additional questions, of which the main one related to... -
Lessons from WikiLeaks
Posted on 30/11/2010 | No CommentsThe classified documents leaked from the US State Department will cause a lot of embarrassment for a lot of people – the British government minister denounced as a “hound dog” around women, for a start – but is there anything to be learned beyond simple... -
Don’t let the lobbyists register drop off the agenda
Posted on 15/09/2010 | 1 Commentby Daisy Cross The expenses scandal did much to expose the less attractive side of British politics, the steady, unrelenting trickle of data leaving no party unaffected, and many believe it has furthered the gap between the electorate and party politics, exposing the lack of... -
The wisdom of crowds
Posted on 11/06/2010 | No CommentsOne of the intellectual fashions of the moment is crowd-sourcing, that is the idea that good ideas and useful information can come from the population as a whole rather than from nominated experts. Its origin is a “guess the weight of the ox” competition in... -
Building European democracy
Posted on 22/09/2009 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming EUOBSERVER / COMMENT – You can tell a lot about a political system from the buildings it erects to house its decision-makers. They provide a literally concrete expression of the collective self-image of the politicians inside. Read more at 090922euobserver -
Symbol of a closed order
Posted on 22/09/2009 | No CommentsA news story in EUobserver last week on the plans for a new building for the Council of Ministers reminded me of the issues we raised the last time the Council moved to a new building. (Read the EUobserver story here.) That was in 1995,...
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