Letter to EADT – Public Interest vs Prince’s Interest

13 March 2010 To The Editor, East Anglian Daily Times Dear Mr Hunt There has been a lot of talk over the past year about “cleaning-up” politics. The government has promised more transparency with its Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill. The Bill contains an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act: at present, we may [...]

The Windsors may “advise”, “encourage”, “warn”. But about what?

I came across this while trawling the WhatDoTheyKnow.com web site looking for Freedom of Information requests concerning the royal family.  The text is taken from a reply from the Ministry of Justice to a request for information concerning: Any representations made by Her Majesty, other members of the Royal Family or the Royal Household might [...]

Republic Tuesday: our weekly online news round-up

Welcome to another of our regular weekly round-ups of news and opinion on matters of constitutional and electoral reform from across the web. Blowing our own trumpet: Our contribution to the POWER2010 website resulted in the issue of constitutional reform and a democratically elected head of state making it to “Idea of the day”.  The [...]