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May 7th, 7:09am
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Help Me Investigate latest - April
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Paul Bradshaw
How are you doing? Late night? Well, here's the latest from Help Me Investigate - see if you can make a difference...Who funds the New Schools Network? That's the question being asked by Jack Cues, which will become more relevant as the new government looks into education policy:
"NSN is charity aiming to take advantage of proposed education policy to set up what are described as ‘free’ schools. Many companies such as http://www.edisonlearning.net/ http://www.gemseducation.com/ and http://www.schoolchains.org/en/school/cognita-schools-united-kingdom will have the opportunity to profit but who is financing the charity?"
This is a nice investigation to get your teeth into, as it mainly involves looking into the directors of the company. Join the investigation here. Other new investigations:
'Environmental information' how strictly is it being defined?
“Which (and how many) MPs are currently being investigated by the Commissioner for Standards?”
How much money do the various donation websites take from charities?
Can a taxi firm send me SMS adverts simply because they have my number?
What are councils required to do, as a minimum, when responding to FOI requests and updating disclosure logs?
Which MPs are writing identical letters to their constituents about the Digital Economy Bill?
Completed: Another investigation has been marked as complete since last month: Why my doctors have an 0845 number? Useful: A great tool for checking which companies people hold directorships in. http://directors.mapofpower.com/ Remember you can invite anyone you know to Help Me Investigate - just click on 'Invite People' on the top right of any individual investigation.
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