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/RSS FeedClimate Emergency UK are mySociety’s partners in the Council Climate Action Scorecards project, which score every UK council across dozens of measures. In aggregate, the scores give councils a clear way to see how they’re doing, and concerned citizens a useful tool to scrutinise their own local authorities.
But not all the information needed for the Scorecards is openly available. In this short talk from FOI Fest, Isaac Beevor explains how Freedom of Information has solved that problem.
FOI Fest was a one-day conference from mySociety in February 2026.
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Transcript
0:00 [Isaac Beevor] I’m Isaac. And I really appreciate actually, how Alex said my last name. It’s Isaac Beevor. But if you want to say it Isaac Bee-VOR, then that’s absolutely fantastic. So thank you. (more…)
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An expert panel discuss the current situation with FOI in the UK, and how it has shaped power and public life over the last 21 years.
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Panelists:
– Jenna Corderoy, Investigative Reporter, Democracy for Sale
– Warren Seddon, Director of FOI and Transparency, Information Commissioner’s Office
– Maurice Frankel, Chief Executive, Campaign for Freedom of Information
– Rose Whiffen, Senior Research Officer, Transparency International UK
– Gavin Freeguard, State of the Future (moderator)This was one of the sessions at FOI Fest. If you’d prefer to watch it as a video, head over to our YouTube channel.
Transcript
0:05 [Myf] This is a panel from FOI Fest on the subject of “What has 21 years of FOI changed?”.
0:14 [Gavin Freeguard] So first, we have Rose Whiffen, who is Senior Research Officer at Transparency International UK. We have Jenna Corderoy, who’s Investigative Reporter at Democracy For Sale, and we have Maurice Frankel, the chief executive of the Campaign for Freedom of Information UK. (more…)
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/RSS FeedFOI Fest was a one-day conference that took place in London on 19th February, 2026. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be putting each session out as a separate podcast.
To start with, here is the introductory session with a welcome from Gavin Freeguard of the State of the Future thinktank, followed by words from John Edwards, the Information Commissioner.
This session can also be watched as a video, on YouTube.
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Transcript:
0:00 Gavin Freeguard Welcome to FOI Fest 2026, a one-day conference celebrating Freedom of Information’s 21st birthday, where we’ll discuss the achievements, challenges and future of FOI. (more…)
