Google API clobbers DirectionlessGov

SOMETHING seems to have killed - or at least temporarily stunned - DirectionlessGov, our favourite government search engine. I wrote to Sam Smith about it - he says

It looks like the Google API is a little flaky at the
moment. I’ll keep an eye on it - hitting reload is all we
can suggest till it’s fixed.

Has Google changed the rules so such systems dont work? Surfing on the back of Google works well until it goes wrong, when suddenly there’s no accountability whatsoever. What happens if we build a world dependent on Google Earth and Sketchup?

 
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