tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5260693381156081632..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: TPA – Non-Job Talks Non-JobsTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-58947181858440792562011-02-25T10:19:37.810+00:002011-02-25T10:19:37.810+00:00@1, it's comments like yours that make bloggin...@1, it's comments like yours that make blogging truly worthwhile. Many thanks for stopping by and shedding some light on the issue - we're not likely to get anything like that from the TPA.Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-62539894852276764112011-02-24T21:17:27.280+00:002011-02-24T21:17:27.280+00:00FoI legislation... transparency, accountability - ...FoI legislation... transparency, accountability - has to be a good thing, no? <br /><br />Except that the great majority of FoI requests are from agenda-fuelled individuals, newspapaers and organizations - mostly on the right of the political spectrum - who pepper public sector organizations with the same loaded questions. <br /><br />When collated, responses are screened to ensure they segue with the organizations agenda, then published to prove that he public sector is a Marxist scam perpetuated by self-serving hypocrites who laugh at you, the taxpayer (okay, I'm exaggerating, but not by much - this "research" is published with no adherence to methodology or standardization; as quantitative analysis it's meaningless...except you don't read that fact in the Daily Express). <br /><br />(My evidence? I'm a Local Govt data monkey, who spends a significant amount of my working week fulfilling spurious FoI requests that I know will be used for smear-ridden press releases by the likes of the TPA. I've even got a shiny database the details who asks for. Perhaps I should thank them for my "non-job?")Lazer Guided Melodynoreply@blogger.com