The Minutes

Sir Richard Dearlove on

national security

7 entries, 14 Dec 2017 to 22 Dec 2025

On the recordsourced and dated, oldest first

    1. spoken

      Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite horrible incidents.

      “I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,”

      14 Dec 2017 · BBC Politics · 6:01 · source · permalink
    2. spoken

      Dearlove argues terrorism does not present a systemic threat to the nation despite possibility of horrible attacks.

      “I mean, I don't think terrorism in its current form, you know, presents a systemic threat to the nation. It presents, the possibility of horrible happenings,”

      14 Dec 2017 · BBC Politics · 6:00 · source · permalink
    1. spoken

      Dearlove asserts no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

      “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security because, you know, what you've done is pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure”

      25 Sep 2025 · One Decision · 8:24 · source · permalink
    2. spoken

      Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

      “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done”

      4 Oct 2025 · One Decision · source · permalink
    3. spoken

      Dearlove says no Western company has had bigger positive impact on national security than Palantir.

      “I don't think there's a company that I can think of in the West that's had a bigger and more positive impact on national security, because, you know, what you've done is to sort of pull together the diversity and complexity of a modern democratic security structure”

      4 Oct 2025 · One Decision · source · permalink
    4. spoken

      Dearlove states China poses a serious threat to UK national security and acknowledges mutual espionage between the two countries.

      “Look, we all know there is a serious threat to The UK's national security from China.”

      16 Oct 2025 · Sky News · 1:56 · source · permalink
    5. spoken

      Dearlove argues state security is government's first responsibility, more important than the NHS or individual health.

      “It's more important than National Health Service. I mean, you take a Ciceronean view of the state, the security of the state is the first responsibility of the government.”

      22 Dec 2025 · One Decision · 16:37 · source · permalink

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