Story for the Irish Times about a report on undercovering policing in Northern Ireland from 1973 that the authorities are still refusing to declassify.
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Belfast transparency watchdog criticised over backlog
Story for The Irish Times about a freedom of information pile-up in Belfast.
Whitehall blocks release of secrets
Story for The Times about Whitehall’s censorship of historical files to stop them reaching the National Archives (including one about a British army agent who killed Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane during the Troubles), and the ineffectiveness of the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives which regulates the process.
Northern Ireland police cover up report by ‘racist’ officer
Story for the Irish Times.
Tamil widow blames RUC for family deaths
Story for Irish Times.
DUP Leader Met a Gulf Police Chief in a Cocktail Bar
Story for VICE
Phil Miller 