Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption

English: Photo of Heather "Newsbrooke" Brooke at 2010 Washington Coalition for Open Government/WashCOG Conference (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers.

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