Tim Coates is all of a quiver over a leaked copy of the minutes of CILIP's Policy Development Committee Meeting, which he claims shows "civil war" in the profession. Like most leaks, the reality is less exciting, merely consisting of some mild but justified criticisms of the MLA's Blueprint for Excellence document. I can't help feeling that if we in CILIP had a more open policy towards publishing the minutes of Council and committee meetings on the website, the question of leaks, "secret notes" and other cloak-and-daggery would not arise.