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- Events surrounding the publication of the Russia report reveal as much about the poor state of the Government’s relations with the Intelligence and Security Committee as those with Russia. Reform is necessary to preserve the ISC’s independence.
- When will the Intelligence and Security Committee be appointed and what is on the committee’s agenda?
- What impact has the general election had on the work of the Intelligence and Security Committee?
- 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
- International Women’s Day 2020: a survey of women’s presence on intelligence oversight committees
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How far will GCHQ go to enter the debate about privacy?
The publication of an article in The Financial Times by the new head of GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, has prompted a mixed response. While some have offered a cautious welcome to what may be seen as a new and genuine attempt … Continue reading
ISC Privacy & Security Inquiry – public sessions
With considerably less fanfare than the appearance of intelligence agency heads before the first ever public evidence session of the Intelligence and Security Committee earlier this year, the committee held a series of public sessions last week as part of its Privacy … Continue reading
New Book – Watching the Watchers: Parliament and the Intelligence Services
Our new book, Watching the Watchers: Parliament and the Intelligence Services, has now been published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book provides a new and detailed examination of parliamentary scrutiny of the British intelligence and security agencies, and policy. Through detailed … Continue reading
Intelligence implications of Scottish independence
Some thoughts on the intelligence implications of Scottish independence, prepared for Andrew Neal’s seminar series on security in Scotland, which I was unable to attend but Hugh did. It draws together some ideas with regard to the potential challenges of … Continue reading
Contrasting responses to US surveillance in Germany and the UK
This post is prompted by a recent Twitter exchange with Stuart Wilks-Heeg, of Liverpool University. Following an article in The Guardian which noted that German politicians were proposing a return to using manual typewriters in response to revelations of US surveillance activities in … Continue reading