Gordon's new Open Government

Gordon, you spin me round, Brown recently declared that he wanted "open" politics. So it was no surprise when he came out firmly against the Freedom of Information (Exemption) Bill that passed its second reading in the Commons on Friday. Gordon Brown expressed the view that "open" government meant listening to the people and serving the people and committed himself to giving government time over to repealing the Freedom of Information (Exemption) Bill as soon as he became Prime Minister...... Of course none of that is true, apart from the bit about GB wanting "open" politics. No, the great clunking fist of British politics actually declared (via a spokesman) that he had promised not to dictate to MPs and that "if MPs have voted this measure through then that is a matter for them". Either GB is radically moving away from the control freakery of his 10 years at the Treasury or he speaks with forked tongue, what do you think?