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Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:17 PM Oct 2012

Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption

http://www.ted.com/talks/heather_brooke_my_battle_to_expose_government_corruption.html


Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers.

Heather Brooke campaigns for freedom of information, requesting one secret document at a time
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