Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell has launched an online campaign to defend the Freedom of Information Act after Labour and Conservative MPs voted to exempt themselves from the Act. Website: ourcampaign.org.uk
Ming Campbell defends Freedom of Information
10 comments on “Ming Campbell defends Freedom of Information”
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destinyson23
July 15, 2010 at 4:49 am
rexStuartus, the Lib Dems didn’t have enough votes to stop the invasion of Iraq. But they all saw the point in showing up to vote against it!
dafyddoe
July 15, 2010 at 5:17 am
Having freedom of information does not mean that I must take on board ranting like yours.
CraigFearnsides
July 15, 2010 at 5:40 am
…What?
9windy9
July 15, 2010 at 6:24 am
The old bible in my hands is powerful from god’s power in the judgement of the living and the dead. When the power knew i was clean it showed me afganistan this happened 1995. Well this bible is placed in Northampton the soldiers have not liberated me but Jesus Christ will. This is freedom of information.
rexStuartus
July 15, 2010 at 6:40 am
The Lib Dems don’t, unfortunately, have enough votes. In any case, it’s not possible to cover every eventuality, and politicians do have other duties.
As for a “three-line whip”, that’s hardly liberal, is it? This is a matter of conscience.
Anyway, I gather that the massive Lib Dem campaign against this assault on FoI appears to have been successful: the Lords haven’t touched it.
socialdemocratic98
July 15, 2010 at 7:03 am
I see
LibDem
July 15, 2010 at 7:20 am
Sadly, after ten years of being in government, Labour seem less committed to openness than they were in opposition and when newly-elected.
socialdemocratic98
July 15, 2010 at 8:15 am
I got a question for Ming Campbell, Well if Labour and Conservatives wanted to exempt themselves from FoI Act, when Labour came to power in 1997 they pass FoI Act so why did they vote for FoI Act in the first place instead of dropping FoI Act from their policies?
destinyson23
July 15, 2010 at 8:33 am
As a lib dem member i have to agree with your assessment. If the Lib Dem MPs were so opposed to this, why were they not all in Parliament “just in case” to ensure we once again offered a united front in the no lobbies?
manj75
July 15, 2010 at 8:49 am
Oh shut up! a) Why did you not vote against the bill last Friday? Was being in Scotland more important! b) Why did you not impose a three-line whip on all your MPs and order them to vote against the bill last week, instead you gave them a free vote.