January 19, 2009

Dear Angela Smith,
I am writing to you to as one of your constituents ask you to vote against draft Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009 this Thursday.

Particularly the concealing of ministers expenses from FOI requests.

I wish Parliament to be more open with more freedom of information available on my representatives activities – not less!

Please sign Jo Swinsons Early Day Motion

see here: http://joswinson.org.uk/news/000818/expenses_move_risks_further_tarnishing_parliament__swinson.html

Yours sincerely, Jim Barter

I just wrote to mine…

more info here
http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/17/6-days-to-stop-mps-concealing-their-expenses/

and here
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/

UPDATE: They backed down! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7842402.stm

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