Comments on: Iraq/Attorney General’s advice http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Dikkie http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-206 Dikkie Wed, 03 Mar 2004 10:04:09 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-206 open government. well people all over the UK are being taught a little bit about the dark ages. mostly by looking at the politics section of the newspapers and reading about what's going on. well reading what the government wants you to think is going on. open government.
well people all over the UK are being taught a little bit about the dark ages.
mostly by looking at the politics section of the newspapers and reading about what’s going on. well reading what the government wants you to think is going on.

]]> By: Peter Keating http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-183 Peter Keating Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:33:41 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-183 'open Government', only till we want to know something they don't want us to know. What would be interesting to know is what the PM and co. asked the A.G. to comment on, and how this is now effected by the sudden disapperance of theatre WMD? ‘open Government’, only till we want to know something they don’t want us to know. What would be interesting to know is what the PM and co. asked the A.G. to comment on, and how this is now effected by the sudden disapperance of theatre WMD?

]]> By: Max Richards http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-179 Max Richards Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:19:18 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-179 Yes there is much information out there on policies etc, and of course recent 'dramatic' events seem to have re-stimulated interest in politics as a whole. An 'open' governement is a fantastic idea in theory, but then information available on how spin is employed,rather cancels out faith in the validity of the available information does it not? Yes there is much information out there on policies etc, and of course recent ‘dramatic’ events seem to have re-stimulated interest in politics as a whole.

An ‘open’ governement is a fantastic idea in theory, but then information available on how spin is employed,rather cancels out faith in the validity of the available information does it not?

]]> By: z http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-175 z Tue, 02 Mar 2004 16:10:51 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/03/02/286#comment-175 I'm glad we live in an era of open government. It must have been really tricky in the olden days, when they wouldn't tell you anything, or covered up/used exemptions to avoid issues, or did use legal devices such as the official secrets act to prosecute those dangerous whistle-blowers of yore! I’m glad we live in an era of open government. It must have been really tricky in the olden days, when they wouldn’t tell you anything, or covered up/used exemptions to avoid issues, or did use legal devices such as the official secrets act to prosecute those dangerous whistle-blowers of yore!

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