The idea is that it helps people take advantage of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by making it easier to make requests to public bodies.
As of next week there will be an EU-specific version, made by the same people: AskTheEU.org.*
I'm not sure if I'l be making any requests, but know that this is a good thing - anything which helps gets information into the public sphere should generally be supported.
No sensible person can be opposed to this. I'm not sure of UKIP's position, but if they want to have nay credibility, and simply be a crank party, they should be in favour of citizens having access to information so that people can make a fully informed decision about the EU. However, I have asked them via their Twitter page, the BNP too.
* It actually launched earlier this week, but won't be taking requests from the general public until 3rd October Tweet
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