Francis Irving has just pointed me in the direction of the new TheyWorkForYou.com/MySociety campaign "Free Our Bills". Whilst the technical details of what they're asking for won't necessarily grab lawyers immediately, some of the principles of open government and access to (legal) information should.
The campaign is essentially asking for new bills to be published in a way that would allow for more extensive manipulation and analysis by people like TheyWorkForYou. This might, for example, allow for publication of details of all changes to legislation made by particular MPs.
I can't claim to understand the costings in detail, but the campaign's argument is persuasive - and certainly equipping us all with a better understanding of the legislative process (and the involvement of our elected representatives in that process) must be a Good Thing.
Comments