Carole CadwalladrVerified account

Guardian's Carole Cadswallr and James Ball ("I didn't even realize"), appear, together with numerous others as speakers in closed FCO funded, intelligence linked "Integrity Institute" skill sharing, networking event. PDF: https://www.pdf-archive.com/2018/12/13/skillsharingdraft-nov12/skillsharingdraft-nov12.pdf …https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk/status/1074078975368978432 …

I was asked to talk to young journalists from around the world, many of whom came from countries facing authoritarian regimes about the necessity for democracy of reporting on big tech. I said yes..because that’s what any non-psycho would do

It was organised by an organisation called Foreign Desk & held at the Frontline Club, an org that supports journalists working in hostile environments & that helped Assange for years. If you want to impute malign intentions to any of that, you’re welcome my friend

I met a journalist from Pakistan who’d had to leave country after being kidnapped & one from Malta who talked about difficuly of working in country where Daphne CG killed. I didn’t take a fee. They are journalists. You helped a hostile foreign intelligence agency. Go figure

Dear Carole, The event was co-organised with the Integrity Initiative. Have you heard of, or in anyway been involved with, the Integrity Initiative or its parent the Institute for Statecraft? Prof. Robinson @Tracking_Power @Tim_Hayward_

Piers, I answered fully & completely above. But carry on amplifying Wikileaks. It's a good look

No you didn’t

What more do you want, James? I was asked to participate by @alexspillius, an ex-colleague, who invited me on behalf of this organisation: http://www.foreigndesk.co.uk . If you can make me out to be a deep state operative on the back of that, knock yourself out