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- The government’s refusal to release the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report into Russian activities against the UK is part of a worrying pattern of obstruction and delay
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- Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think
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- Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think – PSA Parliaments on Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think
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- The disruptive impact of a snap general election on the work of the Intelligence and Security Committee | Watching the Watchers on Jobs for the boys? Women members of the Intelligence and Security Committee
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Britain’s response to the attacks in Paris
This post brings together two similar pieces I wrote in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015. They focus in particular on the potential impact of events in Paris on the passage of the Investigatory Powers Bill currently making its … Continue reading
Submission to Joint Committee on Draft Investigatory Powers Bill
This was my written submission to the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill. The committee was established in November 2015 to consider the draft Bill. The committee received a total of 148 written submissions and took oral evidence from … Continue reading