Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few enthusiasts like Baden-Powell, who went on foreign trips disguised as a butterfly collector and regarded spying as sport.
...this initiation ceremony, known as 'signing the Official Secrets Act', has no legal force; everyone is bound by the Act whether they sign the form… - Clive Ponting
...this initiation ceremony, known as 'signing the Official Secrets Act', has no legal force; everyone is bound by the Act whether they sign the form…
- Clive Ponting
All Cabinet Ministers and other senior ministers are still sworn in as Privy Counsellors for life. The oath (which dates back to the thirteenth-centu… - Clive Ponting
All Cabinet Ministers and other senior ministers are still sworn in as Privy Counsellors for life. The oath (which dates back to the thirteenth-centu…
Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few … - Clive Ponting
Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few …
...a Conservative backbencher called Margaret Thatcher managed, despite front bench opposition, to get enacted her Public Bodies (Admission to Meetin… - Clive Ponting
...a Conservative backbencher called Margaret Thatcher managed, despite front bench opposition, to get enacted her Public Bodies (Admission to Meetin…
Until the late-nineteenth-century the House of Commons maintained a formal ban on the reporting of its debates. - Clive Ponting
Until the late-nineteenth-century the House of Commons maintained a formal ban on the reporting of its debates.
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