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Originally Posted by Robert Owen
I'm pleased we agree on one point Andrew. I support the freedom of information act. But I also believe that an individual, whether they be councillor or not, also have a right to know who is seeking information on them.
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Politicians aren't individuals though, are they. At least not according to Mr Jones who believes that the snakes of Toryland are goading politics students into seeking out the scandals of Labour angels.
I personally believe that politicians should be exempt from the right of knowing who requests FOIs on them. They should be confident that anyone, anywhere can look at their finances and see no discrepancies. Knowing who made the request would a) achieve nothing, and b) only add fuel to the party politics fire should an opposing politician request an FOI - take for instance Mr Jones' cornered rat behaviour in this thread.