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Podcast: Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics
Episode: State Threats and Subversion: Keeping UK Politics Clean
Description: What if your political beliefs on Brexit, climate change or even gender identity were being subtly shaped by a foreign power?
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From hostile state actors exploiting social media to the legal grey zone between terrorism and subversion, Jonathan Hall KC, the UK’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism and State Threat Legislation joins Double Jeopardy to unpack the expanding world of national security, free speech and democratic accountability.
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Exploring whether new powers are needed or if Britain is on the brink of overreach with current political events involving Russian and Iranian interference, the proposa...