Tags
- Detainee Inquiry
- Early Day Motions
- GCHQ
- Gender
- General Election
- Intelligence agencies & the media
- Intelligence and Security Committee
- Investigatory Powers Act
- Investigatory Powers Review
- Investigatory Powers Tribunal
- ISC Appointments
- ISC Chair
- ISC evidence
- ISC leaks
- ISC repors
- MI5
- Privy Council
- public opinion
- RIPA
- Scottish independence
- Snowden
- Terrorism
- Watching the Watchers book
- Wilson Doctrine
-
Recent Posts
- 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
Recent Comments
- T Wright on Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think
- reyhan on Contrasting responses to US surveillance in Germany and the UK
- Bachelor of Interior Program Telkom University on Contrasting responses to US surveillance in Germany and the UK
- Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think – PSA Parliaments on Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think
- David Boothroyd on Spies in Parliament: not as unusual as you might think
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: Uncategorized
The disruptive impact of a snap general election on the work of the Intelligence and Security Committee
This post first appeared on the Democratic Audit blog in April 2017, and then on the Political Studies Association Parliaments Group blog in May 2017. Elections are a central and necessary feature of any democratic system. However, elections are also highly … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Detainee Inquiry, General Election, Intelligence and Security Committee, ISC Appointments
Comments Off on The disruptive impact of a snap general election on the work of the Intelligence and Security Committee
Some thoughts on the latest appointments to the ISC
In previous posts, here , here and here, I’ve written about the process of appointing members of the Intelligence and Security Committee, and in particular about the new arrangements for appointments introduced by the Justice and Security Act, 2013. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Intelligence and Security Committee, ISC Appointments
Comments Off on Some thoughts on the latest appointments to the ISC
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Investigatory Powers Act, Terrorism
Comments Off on Britain’s response to the attacks in Paris
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Investigatory Powers Act, Wilson Doctrine
Comments Off on Submission to Joint Committee on Draft Investigatory Powers Bill
MI5 on the BBC: more PR than scrutiny
This post first appeared on the Democratic Audit blog on 6th October 2015. Public statements by heads of the British intelligence and security agencies are still rare enough to attract considerable attention. Moreover, representatives of the intelligence agencies do not step … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Intelligence agencies & the media, Investigatory Powers Act, Investigatory Powers Review, MI5, RIPA
Comments Off on MI5 on the BBC: more PR than scrutiny