Guardian did not need to damage national security to open surveillance debate, Tory MP warns
A top Tory MP has said there should be no special protection for the press when it comes to national…
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Alan Rusbridger to appear before Parliament to defend Snowden leaks
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger will appear before the Commons home affairs committee to defend his decision to publish the Edward…
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Stephen Fry named most influential man in the world. . . again
Axegrinder was amused this afternoon when a survey of the top 49 influential men in the world arrived. Normally such…
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Leading editors pay tribute to Sir Harold Evans: ‘He is the sort of journalist we would all like to be’
It may be 31 years since Harold Evans left Fleet Street but he is still seen as a huge influence…
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Rusbridger: Royal Charters a ‘medieval piece of nonsense’ which have ‘hideously complicated things’
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has condemned the idea of Royal Charters regulating the press as a "medieval piece of nonsense".…
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Guardian NSA leak journalist Glenn Greenwald leaves for new online venture backed by eBay billionaire
The US journalist who received leaked classified documents that uncovered the scale of GCHQ’s domestic snooping has left The Guardian.…
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Rusbridger defends Snowden leaks: ‘any terrorist who can tie his shoelaces’ is aware of surveillance
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger dismissed criticism of his paper’s Edward Snowden surveillance revelations claiming that any terrorist who can tie…
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Downing Street accused Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger of threatening investigations into child-sex rings and drugs gangs in a last-ditch attempt…
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