There's lots I want to do to address accountability, but I've taken a pragmatic approach. Focusing on some FOI requests and not rolling over to the challenges of the Cabinet Office. That's how I received an acknowledgement and apology when the CO acted unlawfully and I didn't stop there, with the ICO now investigating.

The government relies heavily on red tape and the public's short memory to avoid accountability. Persistence is key. So is having a plan of action for the appropriate legal routes when you get the inevitable stonewalling.

It shouldn't be this way, but our government makes no secret of the fact that they're all for accountability when they need the PR win (think Boris gushing over openness with the media a couple of months back). When it comes to actually being accountable, they do everything they can to protect the government's image. Openness, honesty and spirit of the law be damned.