http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/2005/07/20/cap-payments-in-scotland-and-wales/ A UK-centric look at new media and online journalism Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:45:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/2005/07/20/cap-payments-in-scotland-and-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-12881 Martin Stabe » Journalists’ farm subsidy victory for European FOI and CAR Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:44:19 +0000 http://martinstabe.com/blog2/?p=866#comment-12881 [...] But what Hencke’s story also reveals is that when it suits government policy to release formerly secret data, it can be eager to do so. When the CAP subsidies were released last year, the government argued in favour of disclosure against the farming lobby. I recall being very surprised by Defra’s eagerness to respond to the FOI request by the Guardian. [...] [...] But what Hencke’s story also reveals is that when it suits government policy to release formerly secret data, it can be eager to do so. When the CAP subsidies were released last year, the government argued in favour of disclosure against the farming lobby. I recall being very surprised by Defra’s eagerness to respond to the FOI request by the Guardian. [...]

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