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Opening Up Government.

The Reith Lectures Douglas Wass - Government and the Governed
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Sir Douglas Wass discusses the need for, and the problems contingent on, greater public access to information affecting government decisions.

Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury, Sir Douglas Wass explores the concept of authority in his series 'Government and the Governed'.

In his fifth Lecture entitled 'Opening Up Government', Sir Douglas Wass discusses the need for, and the problems contingent on, greater public access to information affecting government decisions. He asks why there is a gap between the public and its representatives and questions the differences in perception of where public interest lies.

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Wed 7 Dec 1983 09:00
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