[…] Violet became so much an ’eminence grise’ in the SDECE that Alexandre de Marenches had to dispense with his services in order to assert his authority as new SDECE chief in 1970. This episode has however not prevented them from working together within the Circle. At the time the Langemann papers were written, Franks […]
[…] a treasure trove of bits and pieces on British politics in the post-war era, decades ahead of the crap that then constituted political analysis in this country. I checked the indexes of The Times, Spectator and New Statesman for the 1964-66 period and none of them reviewed this. Information on Mr Kisch would be welcome.
[…] was all a hi-tech scam of course, and never likely to work. The real ‘beam weapons’ being developed are anti-personnel and mind control devices. (2) In the new, post Cold War climate, some curious alliances are being formed. The U.S. magazine Defense News, of January 11-17 1993, reported that Russian mind-control techniques — so-called […]
[…] the Unification Church and has been lifted from Covert Action Information Bulletin Previous Lobsters 9, 10, 13, 14 are £1.25 each (UK); $3.00 (US/Canada); £2.00 (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 are £2.25 each (UK); $4.50 (US/Canada); £3.50 (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) 19 is £4.50 (UK); $9.00 (US/Canada); £3.50 (Europe, […]
[…] of North Sea oil and gas – but, hey, there’s always ‘the knowledge economy’. And if that fails, something else will turn up, won’t it? Won’t it? Notes 1 The Sunday Telegraph (Business) August 15 2004. 2 Bootle used to be the chief economist for the Midland Bank, before Midland was taken over. The […]
Heather Brooke London: Pluto Press, 2005, £12.99 p/b This book is an invaluable guide for anyone thinking of using the new access laws chiefly the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations to obtain information from public authorities. It tells you how to go about obtaining information and appealing, […]
[…] a first-past-the-post system. This would be an elementary consideration, of course, to anyone who had been a lowly ward organiser or similar. Blair was promoted by the new leader, John Smith, but quickly began intriguing against him. Seldon’s book offers a valuable account of this episode. In the Smith world view basically a […]
[…] and has not yet found a role.’ This is always quoted as being a great profundity. In fact it was just nonsense. In 1945 America became the new school bully and Britain became the school bully’s best friend. That has been this country’s chief international role. Being the bully’s friend has its upside – […]
[…] various intelligence and law enforcement agencies, first and foremost they had to bury their links with Oswald. The FBI had to conceal the fact that they k new of Oswald but had not kept tabs on him; or, worse, that he was working for them in the phoney Fair Play for Cuba Committee branch […]
[…] ringing Turner, checking the cuttings library or his book. Notes The important story about Norwood was ‘Norwood: the spy who ever was’ by Phillip Knightley in the New Statesman 13 December 1999 which showed that whatever it was Norwood gave to the Soviets, it wasn’t nuclear. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986 Beams and motes […]
