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Groups like Liberty and the ORG have been campaigning against this for as long as it's been an issue, but if no-one in the mass media is interested in reporting
by Silhouette 10y ago
Groups like Liberty and the ORG have been campaigning against this for as long as it's been an issue, but if no-one in the mass media is interested in reporting it, there is only so much they can do. It hasn't even made the "back pages" of the BBC News web site much in recent months, as far as I've seen, nor been mentioned on any mainstream TV news broadcast that I've seen.
I'm confused about the current status of the bill. The linked Guardian article says it received royal assent, thus becoming law, on Thursday. However, as I write this, Parliament's own web site[1] says it is still in the "ping pong" stage.
[1] http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/investigatorypowers.html http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/investigatorypow...
- superpanic 10y agoNow says "This article was amended on 19 November 2016. The act has not yet received royal assent, as stated in an earlier version." at the bottom.
- darkr 10y agoClassic Grauniad