[…] intense official resistance has become. What follows, nevertheless, is a quick sketch of what all such investigators — and the public — ought to have firmly in mind. A variety of sources have been assembled here into a rough chronological narrative. But the scope of this narrative is so great that only major chapters […]
[…] thereby to draw some very general conclusions about the nature and meaning of police power. I suggested that the audience might bear one very simple criterion in mind when considering the changing nature of police power, namely the high level of arrests over the last few years: 10,000 during the miners’ strike; 200-400 during […]
[…] head of PSYOPS in the Operations Division at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, had a think about the ‘perception management operations’ in ‘ Mind Games’ on the NATO Web site. (1) ‘Perception management includes all actions used to influence the attitudes and objective reasoning of foreign audiences and consists of […]
[…] the following exchange took place. Turner (presenting book for signing after queuing briefly behind several people, including a woman wearing an Anarchist badge) ‘Hello. Do you mind a lengthy inscription?’ Rimington (smiling, flanked by several suited goons and book shop staff) ‘That depends what it is. If it’s a long one, I’ll put […]
[…] MI5 (after Shayler etc) and the hanky-panky in Leeds over the last few years between the BNP, AFA et al; Robin Whittaker on ‘A Method of Inducing Mind Disturbance in Targets Practicised by the British “Permanent Government”‘, an attempt to systematise what is known about this difficult subject – Whittaker has been dealing with […]
[…] Caesar-men, announcing the arrival of the Imperial Age: Before them the money collapses. The Imperial Age, in every culture alike, signifies the end of the politics of mind and money. The powers of the blood, unbroken bodily forces, resume their ancient lordship. “Race” springs forth, pure and irresistible – the strongest win and the […]
[…] after Suez is a good time for Britons to reflect on empire. Our military is again deployed in regions of the world more associated in the national mind with the 19th century than the 21st, while the children of the poorer regions of Britain are still losing their lives defending the overseas interests on […]
1. Getting closer… Despite the recent publicity about Bill Clinton, the impact made on him by Carroll Quigley, and the Rhodes Scholars’ network (see Lobster 27 p. 19, for examples), the academic world remains almost wholly unaware of Quigley’s work. In their essay ‘The Limits of Influence: foreign policy think tanks in Britain and the … Read more
[…] own interest and that of his office, as well as in the general interest of the Lobby. It is a responsibility which should always be kept in mind. There is no ‘association’ of Lobby journalists, but in our common interests we act collectively as the Parliamentary Lobby Journalists. It has been found convenient to […]
Lost plot After Lobster 35 I received a long letter from John Pilger, followed by a revised version of it, complaining about my review of his recent book, Hidden Agendas in 35. With the second version came a note asking me to publish his letter without comment. I replied that I was happy to publish […]
