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