Despite promises that this government would be more open, Saint John Reid is now preparing to toughen laws to stop whistleblowers from telling what we really ought to know about the machinations of government.
From http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1811134,00.html
Reid to toughen secrecy laws
Richard Norton-Taylor
Monday July 3, 2006
The Guardian
Plans for tougher official secrecy laws to prevent whistleblowers from revealing information about government policy have been drawn up by the home secretary, John Reid.
He wants to stop members of the security and intelligence agencies, as well as other Whitehall officials with access to sensitive information, from claiming they acted in the public interest and were exposing wrongdoing or unlawful acts by the government.
Ministers have been embarrassed by a spate of leaks revealing their private concerns about the legality of the US-led invasion of Iraq, including concerns allegedly expressed by Tony Blair about American tactics in the country.
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