"One sees film sequences that fall apart at the seams because the material at the centre is so flimsy, " Leigh has said.
BBC: Mike Leigh: Britain's Bergman
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The security establishment sees it differently because officials believe that the pressure to reveal material means the government cannot defend itself, even if an allegation is flimsy.
BBC: Analysis: A question of secret courts
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The pretext for this legal cartel is as flimsy as can be: Supposedly it ensures that people in the remotest village have the same "access to cultural material" as city dwellers.