Nadine Dorries and the right to know (Happy birthday, information request!) Comments

Zoot Cadillac

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:00:42 +0000

last mail received ( and I guess I can go no further with it unless they start selling tee-shirts from the site but you never know, Forsaken like to peddle books) Dear Mr ******* Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The domain name righttoknow.org.uk is currently registered to "Web Officer". As it is not clear exactly who this domain name is registered for we have contacted the registrant to update the details to those of the correct legal entity. With regards to the political views of the web site, these are not taken into account when displaying the registrant's contact details, however we will update accounts to display their address details if the registrant is anything other than a non-trading individual. We will assess this status for the domain name righttoknow.org.uk once the registrant details have been updated. Changes to the domain name registration details will be reflected on the Whois. If you would like to discuss this further or have any other questions around this matter please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Jonathan Watkins Head of Customer Services Nominet UK

David Boothroyd

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 23:08:47 +0000

Given that the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons are not a well known place for April Fools, this is evidently genuine. See http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011... and scroll down to the last page for a nasty surprise. (The Panel of Chairs are MPs designated to preside over Committees and sittings of the House in Westminster Hall. It is apparently the Speaker's personal choice so possibly a peace offering from John Bercow)

Zoot Cadillac

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:50:07 +0000

Update: reply from nominet. Dear Mr ******* Thank you for your email regarding the domain name righttoknow.org.uk The Head of our Customer Services Department, Jonathan Watkins, is looking into the situation and will be in contact with you shortly. If you have any further questions regarding this please do not hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Louise Maishman PA to Director of Operations & Director of Finance

Zoot Cadillac

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:23:25 +0000

Pleased to have added my complaint to nominet regarding this issue today.

@scotchtwit

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:56:30 +0000

Frank Field the ventriloquist is clearly working Nadine in that vid.

@scotchtwit

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:52:50 +0000

Nadine does make it clear in the vid that she's talking about "pregnant women who've had abortions". Just in case we were confused there.

@scotchtwit

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:46:24 +0000

I'll happily add my name to that.

nullifidian

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:22:27 +0000

Letter of complaint sent to Nominet [https://secure.nominet.org.uk/account/whois-complaint.html]: Sir, I belief the above domain [righttoknow.org.uk], the owners of which are currently exercising their power to opt-out from the WHOIS database, which as a political-action entity supported by two Members of Parliament, should be subject to the principles of openness and accountability to the public interest that we, as UK citizens, now require for our political representatives. As this web site's purpose is to call for support of political action, notwithstanding the controversial nature of the topic, I believe that it is essential for the purposes of accountability that this domain can be audited and tracked back to its sponsors. If you decide that opting-out is reasonable for such purposes, I would ask that you clarify the rules as to when the opt-out from the WHOIS database is appropriate concerning such political entities. Yours faithfully, <my name>