As far as I'm concerned ... the way in which political, business and religious leaders are besotted with keeping secrets from either the people they are supposed to be serving, their market at large or doctrinal adherents, is largely not only stupid ... but in many cases, simply driven by self-interest.
The fact that much of the material they gather and protect is unconscionable, unconstitutional and/or, out-right criminal, is perhaps the reason so many whistle-blowers are attracted to ferreting-out the explosive stuff to let the public know what the scoundrels are up to.
For instance ... give me one good reason why 'cabinet papers' are constrained from publication for something like 30 years after the decisions therein have been taken. If it was good news, or something to be proud of ... politicians would be shouting it from the roof tops.
Soooo ....?
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