The UK Government is Launching a Multi-Front Attack on Freedom of Expression in the Name of National Security

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The government has launched a carefully targeted multi-front offensive to hide its activities more effectively. Among measures being considered or already under way are a reformed Official Secrets Act that will conflate investigative journalism and whistleblowing with espionage. On another front, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is being crippled by rejecting requests and under-resourcing. At an individual level, ministers and senior officials escape scrutiny by using encrypted messaging services that can make conversations disappear from the record. More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Patrick Cockburn.

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