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In the Lords we trust.(United Kingdom's House of Lords)(Brief article)

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| June 04, 2007 | Chillingworth, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2007 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mark Chillingworth

In the Lords we trust

Political historians describe the 1950s and 60s as a period of consensus politics -- both political wings, left and right, shared similar views on a range of policies such as nationalised industry and the welfare state.

Fifty years later we have entered a new era of consensus politics, that of the covered-up political society that preaches one set of rules for ordinary citizens and another for its own actions. It covers its tracks with talk of protecting the civil liberties of citizens -- while exploiting every expenses loophole it can find.

The information community has been dominated by debates about making information more freely available, whether through new business models such as open access or the information silos cracked open by the likes of Google. Sailing against the tide are the ...

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