The Friday Fix
The Friday Fix is Powerscourt's podcast which explores the pressing questions dominating today’s communications landscape.
We bring you insights from our wide network of business, media and political experts, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how PR, media and comms really work.
Powerscourt, a Morrow Sodali company is a leading strategic communications firm helping people, organisations and ideas to be better understood.
The Friday Fix
Why we need a public interest defence for whistleblowers
This week, MPs began debating amendments to the Official Secrets Act, but one potential new clause was conspicuously absent. A public interest defence for responsible whistle-blowers was not selected by the government for consideration in the House of Commons despite strong cross-party support. Powerscourt consultant Harold Amoo, who has been working on this legislation with director Mark Leftly since late 2020, speaks to political analyst Michael Keating about MPs’ reactions and the potential next steps for their campaign.
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