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Originally Posted by Royboy39
You say in past an current post you were a sucess in business and have proved it.
The original question was, as I read it, has anyone the right to check on the credentials of the opposition in secret...I think they do.
And I hope you are giving your guests the best that Spain can offer. Wine from Ribero Del Duero....or some such?
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Oh I see what you mean now.
I honestly don't know if a source is named when someone requests information under the Freedom of Information Act, as I've never needed to use it.
I do think the act is a good thing. Transparency in public affairs can only be for the good of democracy. In theory, so as not to be hypocritical about the openess it claims to uncover, I do think the person's name who requested the information should be made known.
I believe none of this should really be an issue, as I think public offical's expenses and allowances should be made public, and open to public scrutiny.
As I said earlier knowing the depths the current Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has stooped to, in playing the system to feather her own nest, is morally wrong, and I'm glad that the information is in the public arena.
So yes, people have the moral right to request information under the Freedom of Information Act, just as they have the legal right, but in all fairness their identity shouldn't be hidden.