tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post292065598816530256..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: The DWP appear to be rather workshyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-7623422311835769512009-07-07T01:36:44.039+01:002009-07-07T01:36:44.039+01:00May be worth you putting in FOI request for the sa...May be worth you putting in FOI request for the same data, but point out to the tool, and give an example of how to use it, and how low cost it would be.<br /><br />Would be interesting to see if they comply with the info request, or make a fresh reason why they cannot supply the info.ukbixhttp://www.ukbix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-78062749688419829242008-03-28T14:40:00.000+00:002008-03-28T14:40:00.000+00:00So not only is the DWP incompetent, it's also staf...So not only is the DWP incompetent, it's also staffed by liars.<BR/><BR/>Two points about this sentence:<BR/><BR/><I>"The cost of obtaining and analysing such data could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</I><BR/><BR/>1: It makes no sense. This, in my experience, is typical of DWP communications. It's almost as if their letters are written in the manner of the game <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_on_I%27m_Sorry_I_Haven%27t_a_Clue#Cheddar_Gorge" REL="nofollow">"Cheddar Gorge"</A> from <I>I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue</I>.<BR/><BR/>2: It (more or less, given its nonsensical form) follows the pattern seen in several FoI rejections: "such data could be obtained only at disproportionate cost". We can now assume that this is Whitehall for "We're not telling, so ner."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-60477918859448100412008-03-28T09:45:00.000+00:002008-03-28T09:45:00.000+00:00Interesting wikiscanner link, thanks. I reckon it ...Interesting wikiscanner link, thanks. I reckon it cost me all of £00.00p to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-69447590508970199392008-03-28T09:43:00.000+00:002008-03-28T09:43:00.000+00:00At the speed they work, it may well cost that much...At the speed they work, it may well cost that much.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.com