Ministers claim that disclosing the 58 reports could harm the national interest. But the government lost the vote so now we own to be told the truthThis week parliament voted to publish the 58 government studies on the economic impact of Brexit. But even though Labour’s motion was passed unopposed,I carry out not trust this government. It has blotted its copybook so many times since the referendum that I fear it will either not publish the 58 studies at all, or publish some largely meaningless summaries with any negative details or data obscured or redacted.
As a campaigner on transparency for nearly a decade, or I passionately believe openness matters,and nowhere more than in the world of politics. In the City and the charity sector, I own become accustomed to the many intellectually bankrupt efforts to block those fighting for greater scrutiny.
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Source: guardian.co.uk