[OpenSpending] openspending Digest, Vol 27, Issue 4

[Paul Bradshaw]

I'd like to see the cash flow data please!

Paul Bradshaw

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On 10 Mar 2012, at 12:00, openspending-request at lists.okfn.org wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 16:43:44 +0000
> From: Tim Hubbard <timjph at gmail.com>
> Subject: [OpenSpending] article in FT on whole government accounts...
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> There's an interesting article in FT today on whole government accounts
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> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b43717f2-691d-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html
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> Best wishes,
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> Tim
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> From: Lisa Evans <lisa.evans at okfn.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenSpending] article in FT on whole government
>    accounts...
> To: Tim Hubbard <timjph at gmail.com>
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> Thanks for linking to this Tim.
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> I think it's terrible shame that articles like this are talking about the 
> burden of opening up data before the open data community has a chance to 
> explore it.
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> The raw data for the WGA was released in December last year in the COINS
> download. But it has taken until last week to get the Treasury to release
> the cash flow statements for local authorities, which make up an essential
> part of WGA, but were not included in the COINs release.
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> I think you can see the piece without logging in to the FT here:
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> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b43717f2-691d-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oeTPdI$
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> If anyone would like the LA cash flow just let me know and I'll email it 
> through.
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> On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Tim Hubbard wrote:
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>> There's an interesting article in FT today on whole government accounts
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>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b43717f2-691d-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html
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>> Best wishes,
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>> Tim
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