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Daily Archives: December 31, 2011

The Thirty Year Rule (but subject to exemptions…)

As stated by the fictional character of Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Minister ‘Open Government is a contradiction in terms. You can be open, or you can have government. The Thirty Year rule is a good example of this situation. The thirty year rule allows for the release of Cabinet Documents after the efflux of…

December 31, 2011 in Constitution, freedom of information, Government reform.

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