The Code The British Government Doesn’t Want You To See (Any More)
The British government has quietly removed several code repositories from public access, prompting concerns about transparency and openness. The removed repositories include a variety of code and data, such as web development projects and climate-related research from the Met Office Informatics Lab. While the deleted content may not be highly sensitive, the incident raises questions about the potential for future deletions without notice.
- ▪The UK government has removed several public code repositories from access without notice.
- ▪The removed repositories include a range of code and data, including web development and climate research projects.
- ▪The deleted content is mostly non-sensitive, but the incident highlights concerns about government transparency and openness.
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:37 +0000 |
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The Code The British Government Doesn’t Want You To See (Any More) No comments by: Jenny List August 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Governments like to do things which at least sound open and honest. It makes them look like Thoroughly Good Eggs, when maybe the truth might be a little murkier. They also like to quietly roll back those things when it suits them, and so it is that [Jonty], of Electromagnetic Field fame, has assembled a list of code repositories quietly disappeared by the UK Government. Naturally, being thorough about such things, he’s also kept copies.
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