Guardian uses Irish FOIA to investigate Sellafield Nuclear fuel factory


Guardian 26/07/04

"Mr Blair had repeatedly run into stiff opposition from the Irish government when he decided to go ahead with the plant, as shown in documents released to the Guardian under the Irish Freedom of Information Act. Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime minister, told Mr Blair of his government's "total opposition, dismay and disappointment" in a private meeting in October 2001"

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Inside IT: public domain

Michael Cross, Guardian 22/07/04
"In the run-up to freedom of information, the level of secrecy surrounding government IT projects seems to be increasing."