Most people don’t know what goes on in the intelligence services. Certainly I had very little idea what went on in GCHQ. For me it was a job, a chance to use my languages. Katharine Gun Read Quote
The Official Secrets Act 1989 may need reforming for the digital era, but I would argue that at its heart there should be protection for whistleblowers. Katharine Gun Read Quote
Why did the British authorities wait eight months before charging me – and then drop the charges, claiming there was insufficient evidence for prosecution when I had confessed to the leak from the start? Katharine Gun Read Quote
The world is moving in a completely fascist, corporate direction. It worries me, it should worry us all. Katharine Gun Read Quote
After the invasion of Afghanistan, when the focus suddenly turned toward Iraq, I suddenly thought, ‘What on earth had Iraq got to do with the war on terror?’ Katharine Gun Read Quote
Now everybody is questioning everything, so it’s up to journalists who really care about the truth to fight for their corner of the truth and journalistic freedom. Katharine Gun Read Quote
If a rogue nation were to attack the U.K. physically, I would be a patriot, yes; I would try to defend the U.K. Katharine Gun Read Quote
If my own country is subverting the rule of law and sending its own citizens, its military, into harm’s way on the basis of lies and propaganda, I would argue that being a patriot is calling out those lies and saying, ‘No, you don’t send our military into harm’s way with no legal justification.’ Katharine Gun Read Quote
What has to be understood is that most whistle-blowers are not natural activists – this one certainly wasn’t. We usually work in anonymous jobs, far from the spotlight. We are not campaigners, or journalists, or wannabe celebrities, craving a platform. Our conscience tells us we have to reveal what we know. Katharine Gun Read Quote
