Open Rights Group - Open Data Update

"Hundreds of ORG supporters joined many others, including Tim Berners-Lee, in asking minister Michael Fallon not to privatise the Postcode database. Our pressure was not enough to stop the sell-off, but we managed to get Fallon to offer an olive branch in the form of free access for “micro-firms”. This is clearly not enough, and we need to continue reminding the government that the Postcodes are part of the core national data the government plans to open up. We have an opportunity to raise this issue once again. There is a consultation on new licensing for the Postcode database. The consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 20th September ..."