The article completely glosses over the fact that the reason for the media silence is the D-Notice (officially DA-Notice but no-one calls them that) in effect.

The article completely glosses over the fact that the reason for the media silence is the D-Notice (officially DA-Notice but no-one calls them that) in effect. This is a 'voluntary scheme' in which the government asks the media not to cover a story on the grounds of national security, but really it's only voluntary if you don't mind having your access to government more or less killed off, which for most news outlets is a no-no. Only the Guardian has the balls to stand up on this one, and you've seen what's happened with shadowy goons destroying laptops, people detained at airports and the attempts at intimidating the editor.