"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

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

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.

FORBES: Opiate of the masses