We’ve got updates from Julia on this Parliament’s first Register of Financial interests, showing what second jobs and gifts, etc, MPs have declared; and on the startlingly diminished list of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).

Meanwhile, Gareth tells us how to get a discount on WhatDoTheyKnow Pro, and we hear from AccessInfo about a new award – the winner will be invited to Madrid to present their work.

Alongside all of that, Myf explains how a WhatDoTheyKnow user harnessed the power of Reddit to verify the responses they were receiving to their FOI requests.

Enjoy!

• Blog post on the Register of Financial Interests spreadsheet; and more details on what it contains
• Blog post about Reddit, WhatDoTheyKnow, and Physician Associates
• Blog post on the diminishing number of APPGs
• AccessInfo Impact Awards
• Full details on how to get a discount on WhatDoTheyKnow Pro by linking to your outcomes
• Our TikTok account
• Our Bluesky account

Music: Chafftop by Blue Dot Sessions.

[0:04] Myf: Hello. Thank you very much for tuning in.

[0:07] This is our second monthly collection of news and updates from mySociety, and my name is Myf Nixon. I’m mySociety’s Communications Manager.

[0:15] This month, I’m going to share with you five pieces of news — two from our democracy work, and three from our transparency side. (more…)