Heather Brooke

Heather Brooke is a British-American journalist and author known for her advocacy of freedom of information. She played a prominent role in efforts to obtain and publicize details of UK Members of Parliament expenses, using Freedom of Information requests and related legal challenges. Brooke’s reporting and campaigning helped bring wider attention to transparency and accountability in public life. She is the author of *Your Right to Know*, a guide to using Freedom of Information laws, and has written and spoken extensively on open government, civil liberties, and the public’s right to access official information. Her work is closely associated with the UK’s modern transparency movement.