Spying without a licence
A new offence for spooks and heavier sentences for us all
Journalists may face up to 14 years in prison for publishing secret documents under current government plans — with no public interest defence for whistle-blowers. And foreign agents could be prosecuted for spying without a licence.
But as you’ll see from my column in today’s Law Society Gazette, it’s not too late to ask th…
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