What Price Freedom Of Information ?

There has been a great deal of fuss over a few emails and the topic of freedom of information in relation to the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit.

At the core of the debate is the issue of whether or not specific information about a few tree rings and weather stations was already available - if you knew where to look - or was being deliberately kept back contrary to law.

I have yet to see even one blogger or commenter pick up on the fact that if the data had been provided it would have been provided on request at a price.  By law.