Quotes About Transparency

Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and after consulting those who will be affected should itself provide some reassurance that the EU is trying to reform itself.

Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws.

One such issue that Arkansans want action taken on is campaign finance reform. And this is a problem that is not really all that complicated.

When it comes to reforming MPs' expenses, the answer is simply to keep it simple: show us receipts as they're claimed and, where there are abuses, enforce the law.

The Official Secrets Act 1989 may need reforming for the digital era, but I would argue that at its heart there should be protection for whistleblowers.

Politicians have been the primary hurdle to reforms, and corruption is the center of the problem.

It's refreshing to just see someone that you can have honest communication with.

America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.

I refuse to lie to children.

I refuse to say things behind people's backs.

In my experience in Washington, when people refuse to come clean, it is usually because they are hiding dirty laundry.

When I was on the London assembly it was quite common for government ministers to refuse to appear.

I have never refused to talk to any authorities or give them any information I had.

If I actually invited someone to make a documentary about me, and I said, 'Anything goes', and then I refused to answer any questions, that would be inconsistent.

The American people deserve to know exactly which laws the Obama Administration is refusing to enforce and why.

Ask yourself, have you ever heard any of your PAP MPs ask the hard questions? As a Singaporean, you have a right to information that the Government is refusing to answer.

It is very important, to have a robust digital economy, that the citizens regain the trust in how their data are being processed and who can access them.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services.

There's no one aspect of my life that is more hidden than others. I mean, everything is pretty much an open book in every regard: relationships, personal, business, music, family, problems, demons, everything is well documented.

There can be no compromise regarding corruption.

When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable.

Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments are making the decisions that they are?

I think why I am such a success in regards to my shows, is I don't give you an impression that my world's all rose tinted glasses, candy floss, sequins and glitter.

I used to lie a lot as a child, which I now regret. I think it is much easier just to tell the truth.