Jack Straw parent company of their employers, and Gary McKinnon who admitted hacking US defence computers. An inquiry into extradition arrangements by retired Judge Sir Scott Baker reported in September 2011 that the treaty was not unbalanced and "there is no practical difference between the information submitted to and from the United States". In a letter to "The Independent" in 2004, he claimed that Trotskyists "can usually now be found in the City, appearing on quiz shows or ranting in certain national newspapers," and recommended "" by Vladimir Lenin. In the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, Straw was personally informed months
News media phone hacking scandal used its own employees and hired private detectives to conduct surveillance beyond simple phone hacking on a serving police officer investigating agents of "News of the World", two solicitors representing victims suing News International, and a member of parliament who had been critical of the company while serving on a Committee investigating it. This surveillance reportedly included following and videotaping the target and members of his family, including young children. It also may have included phone hacking, computer hacking, going through trash, and opening mail. Some of this surveillance was proposed by solicitors representing News International for the apparent purpose