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1,000,000 public Freedom of Information requests

One million public requests for information on WhatDoTheyKnow — we'd call that a cause for celebration!

Find out what that crucial millionth request was, and what this big number means for FOI in the UK, in our blog post here.

mySociety anniversary awards

We held mySociety's 20th anniversary celebrations last month. It was a chance to catch up with figures from mySociety's past, present and future — and we also presented awards to recognise five exceptional uses of our services.

It was quite the night. You can find out who won in each category in our rundown of the event here. And don't miss our Chief Exec Louise's entertaining and informative speech!

Like what you see? Be a part of it!

A million FOI requests; twenty years of innovation — we're in a pretty good place at mySociety. But there's still lots more to do.

Read more and find out if these positions would suit your skillset.

Who makes FixMyStreet reports... and why

From SocietyWorks: a fascinating report looking at FixMyStreet's users: where do people make reports, what kind of issues are they reporting... and who is the typical FixMyStreet user? Maybe it's you!

Find out all the answers in the report, which is free to download here.

What we're reading (and listening to)

• Surely everyone's glued to the Reith Lectures on the future of democracy.
• And while you're on iPlayer, Radio 4 also covered the Post Office scandal, something we've written about too.
• Why the next election is going to be SO digital, and a solution for political disinformation.
• Top marks for the name of this new 'rate a landlord' project.

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