As Appeal proceedings against the secret court begin in the High Court today, it’s timely to revisit this Channel 4 report, which casts a light on the activities of Bob Lambert, and features an interview with Belinda and campaign solicitor…
Suggestions for tweets and slogans
We have been contacted by some supporters asking for suggestions of how to comment respectfully, given that the intrusions are so serious and were so private. We thank people for their thoughtful support and outrage on this issue. Here is…
Why police justifications miss the point
“This is not about a need to do it. It is about a desire to do it. They have the power and they think they can get away with it.” As the police continue their pursuit of secrecy for human…
“I’ve yet to see the Bond film where…”
One of the eight women in this case recently described her reaction to hearing Judge Tugendhat’s “James Bond” reference. Below is an extract from Alison’s written submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee. ‘Alison’ is a pseudonym. I lived with…
Why the Human Rights claims should not go to secret court – legal points
The following is an extract from an earlier post by Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for this case, in which she explained the original Tugendhat judgement. When deciding how to plead the women’s claims, we were aware of the risk that the…