- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pluto Press; 2 edition (20 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0745325831
- ISBN-13: 978-0745325835
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,820,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Information is born free, but everywhere is in chains. Heather Brooke has written the Information Liberation Front guide to end the politicians’ enslavement of the facts which belong to the public. Bravo. (Greg Palast, author The Best Democracy Money Can Buy )
Heather Brooke pulls no punches when it comes to exposing how the government, public institutions and private companies all keep the British public in the dark. Even better, she tells readers how they can successfully challenge the system using the latest public access laws. (Michael Crick, BBC journalist )
Labour had been promising freedom of information for decades. Now we are getting it we need to keep the pressure on, and this is just the book to do that. All journalists should pick up these tricks. (Jeremy Dear, General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists )
Both revealing and practical, 'Your Right to Know' is a necessary antidote to the British culture of secrecy. (David Banisar, Deputy Director of Privacy International )
Heather Brooke pulls no punches when it comes to exposing how the government, public institutions and private companies all keep the British public in the dark. Even better, she tells readers how they can successfully challenge the system using the latest public access laws. (Michael Crick, BBC journalist )
Labour had been promising freedom of information for decades. Now we are getting it we need to keep the pressure on, and this is just the book to do that. All journalists should pick up these tricks. (Jeremy Dear, General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists )
Both revealing and practical, 'Your Right to Know' is a necessary antidote to the British culture of secrecy. (David Banisar, Deputy Director of Privacy International )
Michael Crick, BBC journalist
"[Brooke] tells readers how they can successfully challenge the system using the latest public access laws."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book, "Your Right To Know" by Heather Brooke, is a very informative guide to ordinary members of the Public on how to deal with Civil Servants in Government Departments and Quangos as well as Council Officers in Local Government. It appears that most of the so-called Public Servants are not interested in serving the Public. They are more concerned to keep information secret, which the Public has a right to know, and serve only themselves and their colleagues. The central message of the book is persistence which the author showed in her 5-year campaign which resulted in the Parliamentary Expenses Scandal. There are many helpful hints and suggestions which are of great assistance for those who are unfamiliar with the devious ways of bureaucrats.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Brooke walks you through how to go about making a successful request and how to get the most from the Freedom of Information Act. This is an invaluable book for all those who want to use the Freedom of Information Act to access public information. Personally I use it as a resource and find myself referring to it when faced with new problems or if I want to find out who to contact and in which Government department. The template letters in the back are also very helpful.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Handy to have in your library. It's comprehensive and easy to read. The relevant legislation is quoted which is a great help when dealing with "jobsworths"
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