Heather Brooke

Person · Open Library

Works

5

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1940-07-17

Active to

2020-04-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

99

Total plays

367

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

   · 2000 · cited 36,896x

2. PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

   · 2018 · cited 36,228x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,964x

4. Scoping studies: advancing the methodology

   · 2010 · cited 12,246x

5. Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization

   · 2017 · cited 9,788x

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Quotes

• “As the saying goes - the cost of freedom is eternal vigilance. Politicians have taken advantage of our indifference by imposing ever more draconian and restrictive laws that increase their power while diminishing ours. Asking questions of our public bodies is the best way to ensure they are working for our interests and not those of politicians. Through FOI we can go behind political rhetoric to see the true state of affairs.”
• “The success of any freedom of information regime depends on two main factors: A tightly drawn law with a clear statement of intent that makes clear statement of intent that makes clear a presumption of openness, and a bold regulator who is tough and not afraid to exert his authority and challenge government interests.”
• “The cost of making government more responsive to the people who fund it and in whose name it exists should not be attributed solely to FOI, but even if it is, surely that is a cost worth bearing? Making government transparent and accountable to the public directly increases the efficiency of the public sector more than any number of government regulators or watchdogs.”
• “Getting information is only the beginning. Transparency in government must be accompanied by the public's right to be heard and to influence government policy. The first objective is to get the facts, for without facts we are powerless to oppose government decisions or bring about change. The next step is to open up the decision-making process so we finally have a government accountable to those it serves. This should be our right and not a privilege.”
• “You should not expect politicians to promote freedom of information. Why should they? They have a vested interest in controlling the public's access to information and thereby maintaining their grip on power.”
• “Politicians may initially find it difficult to accept new standards of public accountability, but we must make the costs of not doing so even greater. The best way to do this is by publicly embarrassing and shaming those officials and departments who refuse to answer to the public.”

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