Clive Ponting

(1946–2020) Historian

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Clive Ponting was a historian.

Quick Facts About Clive Ponting

Born: April 13, 1946
Died: July 28, 2020
Profession: Historian

About Clive Ponting

[Wikidata] British historian (1946-2020)... | [Wikipedia] Clive Sheridan Ponting was a senior British civil servant and historian. In 1984, he leaked classified documents about the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano in the Falklands War in 1982, which showed that government statements about the sinking were untrue. He was prosecuted under the Official Sec

Quotes by Clive Ponting

...a Conservative backbencher called Margaret Thatcher managed, despite front bench opposition, to get enacted her Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960,…

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1960s

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...this initiation ceremony, known as 'signing the Official Secrets Act', has no legal force; everyone is bound by the Act whether they…

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Bounds

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All Cabinet Ministers and other senior ministers are still sworn in as Privy Counsellors for life. The oath (which dates back to…

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Advice

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Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few enthusiasts…

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Activity

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Until the late-nineteenth-century the House of Commons maintained a formal ban on the reporting of its debates.

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Bans

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