📝 #FOINotes: A request this week revealed that the Historical Railways Estate (the graveyard of old bridges, arches, tunnels and trackbeds) has pulled in £2.7m in rent since 2017.

📝 #FOINotes After Ukraine, Ofcom got enforcement powers for digital sanctions: demand documents from tech platforms, fine ISPs for serving sanctioned Russians, intervene when firms dodge restrictions.

FOI asked for usage since 2022.

Answer? 0 times.

📝 #FOINotes Someone FOI’d their council to uncover the truth about short pints and the alleged “5% head tolerance”.

This is the transparency work I’m here for.

📝 #FOINotes North Tyneside: £28.5m building purchase with no property strategy. Initial FOI dodged this. Internal review forced admission: "no Property Plan/Strategy in place prior to the building being offered for sale is true."
Pushing back on initial responses to get to the truth.