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Freedom of information

When a citizen wants information from their government, it should be as easy as sending an email. And with Alaveteli, it is.

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If residents spot an issue in their local community, reporting it should take just a few clicks. FixMyStreet makes that possible.

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Everyone should be able to understand what their politicians are doing, without the need to be an expert. Our Parliaments tools make engagement easy.

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Latest posts

Patent Oppositions: re-igniting a campaign for fairer access to drugs

Pills in their blister packets. Image by Taiyo Fujii

9th March 2016 by Ben Nickolls

Last year, we blogged about the work we did for Médecins Sans Frontiers, suggesting improvements for their Patents Oppositions Database. Need a quick recap? Two things you should know: When medicines are re-patented, it prevents the development of generic versions. One company retains the monopoly, and costs remain high, where otherwise the generics would have…

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Events

Personal Democracy Forum: Poland and CEE

To Mar
19

Our Head of Research, Rebecca, will be speaking on the 'Reconnected?' panel, and Mark and Tony will present a session on our EveryPolitician project. More…