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FBI retaliated against whistleblowers with clearance holds despite repeated denials, watchdog finds

The FBI sidelined dozens of whistleblowers by suspending their security clearances for more than a year, an inspector general’s report released Tuesday found — despite a top bureau official denying the claim in closed-door depositions before Congress, according to transcripts reviewed by The Post. Justice Department watchdog Michael Horowitz revealed in a letter to Deputy...

Better Off Dead? review – Liz Carr’s blistering film may well change your mind about assisted dying

As the UK edges towards legalising the right to die for those with terminal illness, the wickedly funny actor’s subversive documentary exposes the huge risks it poses for disabled people

‘I’m really clear on my views and they’ll remain the same. I know because I’m filming this bit at the end,” laughs Liz Carr at the start of this blistering documentary on assisted dying and disability.

With a wink to the camera, Carr eschews the norms of factual programming from the off: there will be no pretence that the actor has come into this debate with an open mind, no emotional journey before announcing a change of heart in the final minutes. Carr – who became disabled as a child with a rare genetic condition – is adamant in her opposition to assisted dying and the risks she feels it poses to disabled people. Timed with parts of the UK edging towards legalising the right to die for terminally ill adults, and with the majority of Britons in favour, it’s clear the purpose of this film is not for Carr to have her mind changed but to change the mind of the viewer.

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© Photograph: Burning Bright Productions Ltd/BBC

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© Photograph: Burning Bright Productions Ltd/BBC

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