▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information ▁request ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁information ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁paper ▁to ▁be ▁dis closed . ▁G ove ▁was ▁also ▁ad vised ▁to ▁ce ase ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁using ▁private ▁email ▁accounts ▁to ▁conduct ▁government ▁business . ▁He ▁disput ed ▁the ▁Information ▁Commission er ' s ▁r uling ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁trib unal , ▁cost ing ▁tax pay ers ▁£ 1 2 , 5 4 0 ▁in ▁fe es ▁for ▁legal ▁advice , ▁but ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁with dra wn . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁by ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁that ▁G ove ▁and ▁his ▁advis ors ▁had ▁destroyed ▁email ▁correspond ence ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information ▁requests . ▁The ▁alleg ation ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁G ove ' s ▁department ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁deleting ▁email ▁was ▁simply ▁part ▁of ▁good ▁computer ▁house keep ing . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁cent en ary ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁cent en ary ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G ove ▁critic ised ▁academic ▁and ▁television ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁as ▁" left - wing ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁designed ▁to ▁bel ittle ▁Britain ▁and ▁its ▁leaders ." ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁G ove ' s ▁key ▁points ▁were ▁re buff ed ▁by ▁the ▁academ ics ▁that ▁G ove ▁had ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁th esis . ▁G ove ▁had ▁critic ised ▁Cambridge ▁professor ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Evans ▁saying ▁his ▁views ▁were ▁more ▁like ▁that ▁of