Items where Author is "Defty, Andrew"

Number of items: 15.
  • Andrew Parker’s BBC interview shows continuing weaknesses in how UK security services are scrutinised. Defty, Andrew
  • Good for the Conservatives, bad for the country: Four reasons why a snap election is a bad idea. Defty, Andrew
  • Having security chiefs give evidence to Parliament isprogress, but future sessions must dig deeper. Defty, Andrew
  • If the Intelligence and Security Committee is to be an effective scrutineer, it must be able to rely on the accuracy of the information provided by the security services. Defty, Andrew
  • Improvements in turnout and more partisan voting: the consequences of embedding PCC elections in the electoral cycle. Defty, Andrew
  • Plagued by delays: the June election is bad news for the Intelligence and Security Committee. Defty, Andrew
  • Proper scrutiny must not be set aside in Britain’s response to the attacks in Paris. Defty, Andrew
  • Recent events at the Intelligence and Security Committee make it increasingly difficult to justify the current arrangements for scrutinising the security services. Defty, Andrew
  • They’re making a list:the inexorable rise of the special political adviser. Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf
  • What impact has the general election had on the work of the Intelligence and Security Committee? Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf
  • When will the government respond to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on UK lethal drone strikes in Syria? Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf
  • The delay in appointing a new Intelligence and Security Committee threatens to undermine its work before it has even begun. Defty, Andrew
  • The delayed publication of the Russia Report demonstrates why reform is needed to preserve the Intelligence and Security Committee’s independence. Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf
  • The government’s handling of the intelligence and security committee’s detainee reports reveals worrying tensions between them. Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf
  • The government’s refusal to release the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report into Russian activities against the UK is part of a worrying pattern of obstruction and delay. Defty, Andrew picture_as_pdf