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Are these people thick, or just stupid?

In what possible way is "open data" - by which they mean un-vetted, statistically meaningless information such as "number of complaints ever received" going to help anyone?

Firstly, the data is useless. How does it assist anyone to know that ABC Legal Services have had 9 complaints and DEX Lawyers have had 300?

Secondly, and I'll let the moronic comsuner panels and ombudsmen, and touchy-feely "empowerment in legal choices" briage into a secret here [hush]... people pay to be included in a comparison site, it isn't done out of the goodness of anyone's heart.

That's right. Amazing though it may sound, you don't have to have to be the best to be on the "Bestsest ever solicitors .com" - you just have to set up the monthly direct debit! And who is going to pay a comparison website to publicise their complaints data?

I didn't even know that the "Chair" of the Legal Services Consumer Panel (£15,000 per year for turning up 30 days a year) has a blog. Now I do know, I still can't read it, because of the irresistable urge to burn my PC.

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