At 12:24 PM +0100 23/1/10, Avri Doria wrote: >hi, > >at the cost of getting vilified for supporting elitism or drinking >koolaid, when working with companies and governments, sometimes the >people are more liberal and more willing to work on compromise then >their bosses. if everything is open, they risk getting fired or in >the case of some governments a lot worse. > >If you want to work with people who have something to lose by being >too open it is sometimes beneficial to the final result to give them >the freedom of expression that Chatham house rules allow. > This has also been my experience. Particularly when working with law enforcement etc. Regards David