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Paterson has ‘fair idea’ of accused spy’s identity but ‘wouldn’t be appropriate’ to speculate publicly But James Paterson thinks he knows who Mike Burgess has been talking about. And while he thinks he knows, he won’t say who, because that wouldn’t be right, but just as long as everyone knows that he thinks he knows. I have a fair idea, but I won’t be publicly speculating about that. That wouldn’t be appropriate. And in a sense, it doesn’t matter.
Every politician is a target. The people around us, including our staff and family members and associates, are targets, and we need to approach our work with that in mind. This is a different strategic environment that we’re operating in, and naivety about those threats is not healthy. And that’s why I really welcome Director General Burgess’s speech last night.