75 Quotes by Heather Brooke

There is a very intense culture of secrecy in Britain that hasn't yet been dismantled. What passes for transparency here would serve any secret society well.

When it comes to reforming MPs' expenses, the answer is simply to keep it simple: show us receipts as they're claimed and, where there are abuses, enforce the law.

Secrecy can be sexy. It's essential to any good mystery novel.

It is scrutiny by the general public that keeps the powerful honest.

The movement towards radical transparency and accountability has been gaining steam for several decades.

I've always worked on the fringe of the British press establishment, carving out this niche for myself.

I like to write books and cause trouble.

The royal family are protected from public accountability by law.

You don't make a system more effective by increasing the number of regulators.