Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> "Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eea255-6c5.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Mark Kent wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> HMG has done all kinds of wierd things in the past, like trying to
>>>>> ban Spycatcher, for example.
>>>>
>>>> They were perfectly correct to try to do so.
>>>
>>> Nope. It was silly, as the book was already in wide circulation.
>>>
>>
>> And that was how he broke the Official secrets act.....he should NOT have
>> published it in the first place without authority...
>
> Nope. This was a spat between the book reviewers and the author,
> nothing more. The government tried to make out he was breaking the law,
> but in fact, this is not true.
>
>
>> And yes I have signed the Official secrets act several times AND been
>> positively vetted so I know what I'm talking about, unlike the vast majority
>> of people who see this as "nonsense"...
>>
>>
>
> I've also signed the Official Secrets act, and I've also been vetted.
> You are far from alone here.
>
Sorry for replying to my own post, but I also thought I'd mention that I
once had a "security" interview after a trip to the communist block
which I hadn't had approved before I went. It was quite long, very
formulaic, and there is no doubt a record of it somewhere.
All of this, however, has nothing to do with the Government trying to
stretch the Official Secrets Act to cover memoires.
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