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Thatcher’s Foreign Secretary wanted to ban protests that endangered arms deals
Story for VICE based on papers disclosed by the UK Cabinet Office after my Information Tribunal case. I was also interviewed on BBC Good Morning Scotland about investigation.
British spooks and Bahrain
Story for VICE about Britain’s increasingly secretive and spooky relationship with Bahrain.
Lord Naseby’s FOI request
Story for Private Eye magazine about Lord Naseby’s selective use of FOI disclosure to down play the scale of Sri Lanka’s war crimes
Let’s stop spies and subcontractors from hiding behind the law
Comment piece for the Guardian about extending the UK Freedom of Information Act to cover Britain’s intelligence agencies and special forces, as well as private contractors.
Eco-Friendly Yacht Race Sponsored By Arms Company
Story for VICE about the politics of the Volvo Ocean Race sporting event
Anti-Muslim riots
Story for New Internationalist on anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka and the Scottish connection
UK Foreign Office destroyed Sri Lanka files
Story for the Guardian about Britain’s Foreign Office destroying almost 200 files from the start of the Tamil Tiger uprising, when the SAS and MI5 gave secret counter-insurgency advice. Story was picked up by the Sri Lankan Daily Mirror, Sunday Times, Sunday Leader, Colombo Gazette and Tamil Guardian.
FOI Tribunal
Story for VICE. Also see Indian press coverage of my appeal in The Hindu, CNN News18, Press Trust of India and The Wire.
Gulf lessons
Story for Private Eye magazine about Huddersfield University’s deal with Bahraini police.
Phil Miller 