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Adam Tomkins
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Ministers warned on Covid freedom of information failures
The Scottish Government’s freedom of information performance has collapsed during the pandemic and undermined public accountability, warns watchdog.
MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights
The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law in April.
Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights
Laws weakening freedom of information rights in Scotland look set to be repealed after just a few weeks because opposition MSPs have united against them.
Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’
Changes to Scotland’s freedom of information law narrowly agreed by Holyrood for the coronavirus emergency have been condemned as “dismal” and “draconian” by campaigners.
Would an independent Scotland have to join a queue for EU membership?
We examine the claim that an independent Scotland would have to 'join the queue' to get into the European Union.