Um, no. Some of these "datasets" are links to web sites: http://data.gov.uk/dataset/england-national-crime-mapping http://data.gov.uk/dataset/england-national-

Um, no. Some of these "datasets" are links to web sites: http://data.gov.uk/dataset/england-national-crime-mapping http://data.gov.uk/dataset/england-national-crime-mapping Some are applications based on UK data which are run by non-governmental organizations or individuals: http://data.gov.uk/apps/post-box-finder-0 http://data.gov.uk/apps/post-box-finder-0 It's unfortunate RWW chose to take a confrontational and disparaging tone about US open data efforts. The US provides a vast amount of open, public domain, datasets.