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Here’s my take for this week’s Spectator on the fiasco of the collapsed China spy trial & a govt that appears to have abandoned any notion of national security for single-minded policy of appeasing Beijing
#china #spytrial #espionage #chinaspies

www.spectator.co.uk/article/did-...
Did Jonathan Powell torpedo the China espionage trial?
The antics of Keir Starmer and his top security adviser over the collapsed China espionage case bring to mind the slapstick British movie Carry On Spying – which is precisely the message it will have ...
www.spectator.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
📢 Join in person/online for @theguardian.com Live Events where I'll be speaking alongside christogrozev.bsky.social & @shaunwalker7.bsky.social about the UK's largest #spytrial and what it tells us about contemporary #espionage & #activemeasures.

22nd May / 19:30-21:00 / Register: shorturl.at/yY8cf
Russia’s spies: Uncovering Russia’s secret espionage programmes
Exploding weapons factories, assassination plots and fake news: Vladimir Putin’s hybrid war campaign against the West has stepped up several notches since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The question arises: should Trump face trial for sharing sensitive intel with Russia? While no formal charges exist, critics argue that such actions risk national security. #SpyTrial #NationalSecurity #HoldTrumpAccountable
March 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM