Dearlove gave a talk examining how much secrecy the UK needs.
“ to the Monitor Group – a consultancy and private equity firm which has been implicated in undertaking PR work for Libya and Muammar Gaddafi . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In April 2013, it was announced that Dearlove had joined the advisory board of Ergo, an intelligence and advisory firm. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] On 15 February 2011, Dearlove gave a talk at the Cambridge Union Society , taking as his theme the question of how much secrecy the UK needs: ”
Dearlove argues UK government has already made huge strides in transparency, with major documents now publicly available online.
“In the past, I would make a secret. It's there. Who's read the strategic effects review? And as I say, secrecy should only be used exceptionally.”