The ICO didn’t just wreck FOIA in the UK — they exported their dirty “vexatious requester” trick to America.

In 2018, Connecticut passed a law letting agencies ban citizens from making FOI requests for up to a year. This is a direct copy of the UK’s Dransfield precedent, which twisted FOIA so the person could be branded vexatious, not the request.

I’ve now sent the official Connecticut report (2019-R-0332) AND my press pack straight into the inboxes of Judicial Watch, Washington Post, New York Times, ProPublica, NPR, AP, and Reuters.

On September 11, 2025, the U.S. FOIA Advisory Committee is debating “vexatious requests.” The timing couldn’t be better.👉 The ICO thought they could quietly sell us down the river. Well, the tide has turned. The truth is out — and the Americans are watching.#FOIA #Transparency #DransfieldPrecedent

#Vexatious

Sincerely,

Alan M Dransfield

http://paulcardin.substack.com