Burdens of secrecy / Open Democracy, 18 June 2008
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-burdens-of-secrecy
Sandra Bell
"The loss of sensitive documents, their discovery in a public place, their delivery to a media organisation, the headline exposure of official carelessness - all this is becoming a familiar ritual in British public life. The second week of June 2008 brought a bounty in the form of two such episodes. ... The question may seem far less important than the issues of public security and official accountability and competence apparently raised by the loss of such documents. But it can be explored a little further by highlighting how the protection of "official information" can easily become a problem for those responsible, and even invite such unwanted "revelations"."