Next Act. Supreme Court.
>> TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2010
Another episode in the everyday story of the Balen Report.
Last time they decided that “the information sought was held by the corporation for the purposes of journalism, it was effectively exempt from production under the Act, even if it was also being held for other purposes.”
When applied to the BBC, the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t mean ‘Freedom’ or ‘Information’ - it just means ‘Act’.
PRESTIDGITATION...
Back then, in 2007, under the wonderful nuLab , local councils switching off street lights in Devon and elsewhere was hailed by the BBC as a social experiment to be lauded, an essential part of the green crusade. It saved tons of that vile substance called carbon, don't you know? Now, according to Newsnight, tonight, it's part of the nasty cuts agenda. Snuffing those carbon-intensive sources of illumination was transformed into an issue of"fear" sometime after the general election. Funny, that. Not sure yet how Matt Prodger is going to handle the subject on Newsnight, but I can guess.
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