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The files

An employment tribunal in London gave judgment on Tuesday in a claim by a former associate of Halden Rook, the crisis firm. She lost her whistleblowing claim and won on unfair dismissal. The judgment also records that the firm keeps files on named journalists and critics, compiled from what they publish. Imogen Fairlie has the story.

We asked Halden Rook, again, whether it keeps a file on any of our reporters. It did not answer, again.

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