My new friend Aslam Rafee (CTO of the DST) has been hanging out in our office this morning before Open Everything this afternoon.   He has pointed out one of the most incredible pieces of democracy I have ever seen.  The so called ‘Independent Electoral Commission’ do not allow you to access information through their site if you do not have propriety software.

The (not so) welcome page:

So much for human rights and access to knowledge….

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