The London Times got a guided tour of a the once-secret UK intelligence headquarters and left behind their journalistic integrity. They are being used to disseminate propaganda ahead of the introduction of draconian surveillance legislation. "Snowden did enormous damage", "tiny bit of data", "only metadata", etc.

Letting in a journalist is an astute move on behalf of GCHQ and the government, but, in this instance, they have accidentally chosen a stenographer instead. The absence of a single challenging question regarding the dangers of mass-surveillance is embarrassing.