cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/18709323
Ministers in Tony Blair’s government were advised to use Post-it notes for sensitive messages to avoid having to release them under new Freedom of Information, according newly-released official files.
The Labour government had originally passed the Freedom of Information Act in 2000 but as the full implementation date approached on January 1 2005 there was growing disquiet among ministers and senior officials at the implications.
I work for the US gov’t (in a very different capacity), and know folks who won’t write anything down, and will only talk in person or maybe on the phone. They will send a message to meet in their office, or come to my room. I’m not even involved in sensitive stuff. Madness.
Yep, and others do the exact opposite, insist on having a paper trail for everything in case some bullshit gets pinned on them.
Good indicator of their honesty level.
I’ve found people that want a paper trail on every tiny thing to be weaselly, don’t trust 'em a bit. The reverse is true as well. When someone goes out of their way to keep all communications oral and private, yeah, weasels.