Tories love Open Source

The opposition have seemingly nailed their flag to the Open Source mast by declaring that the government should be looking to use less proprietary software and save money in the process.

George Osborne, the shadow chancellor said:

"We need to harness the internet to help us become more accountable, more transparent and more accessible - and so bridge the growing gap between government and governed."

And this comes in the week when the Schools minister won't tell the people who pay for it what the costs are of Microsoft's deal with Bectu for computing in schools.