[…] paints is of a disturbed child, completely out of control. His rebellion at preparatory school and later at Harrow public school. In 1950 he painted the slogan VOTE LABOUR on a number of college walls (this did not indicate any youthful leftism, just that he thought this would cause more offense than anything else […]
Steven P. McGiffen London: Pluto, 2002, £11.99 (pb), £35 (hb) Discussion about the European Union, just like that on its forebears – the European Economic Community and the European Community – has often been short on fact and long on opinion. Dialogues of the deaf have frequently resulted, with caricature images of ‘Little Englanders’ … Read more
[…] Meyer, jnr. was to become head of a CIA station in London for the duration of the Referendum “to do what it takes” to secure a “Yes” vote in favour of Britain remaining in the EEC. The papers showed that the CIA had already given the European Movement considerable sums of money, but now […]
See note(1) Very few notions generate as much intellectual resistance, hostility, and derision within academic circles as a belief in the historical importance or efficacy of political conspiracies. Even when this belief is expressed in a very cautious manner, limited to specific and restricted contexts, supported by reliable evidence, and hedged about with all sort … Read more
The view from the bridge Bilderberg and the EU The Diaries of former Liberal-Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown, (volume one 1988-1997, London: Allen Lane, Penguin, 2000) is a pretty uninteresting read with a couple of striking sections. Pages 42-46 contain his account of attending a Bilderberg meeting – by far the longest and most detailed account … Read more
The Secret of Bryn Estyn: The Making of a Modern Witch Hunt Richard Webster Oxford: The Orwell Press, 2005, £25 This is an account of the various child abuse and satanic abuse cases that developed across the UK from the mid ’80s onwards. At the phenomenon’s peak, around 1995, many police forces were carrying … Read more
[…] politics by never having any serious rivals on the right. Contrast the Liberal and Labour parties and at times, the SDP and Nationalists, who split the centre-left vote between them. But there was always a risk of some ‘flaking away’ of support on the right of the party, especially on the issues of immigration […]
[…] formed the Social Democratic Party in the 1970s. Cavendish notes in his letter that the Democratic Prty was set up ‘to attract Labour voters who would never vote Tory’, and folded when Donnelly died. Among the other founders Cavendish lists Maurice Buckmaster (a big-wig in SOE) and Air Marshal Johnny Johnson. (b) An indexing […]
Many thanks, as always, to Terry Hanstock for contributions. Comments and contributions welcome. My email is ‘War on Terrorism’: Repercussions of 11 Sept. 2001 The Sept 11 2001 attacks on the US and subsequent ‘war against terrorism’ have provided law enforcement/intelligence agencies with an opportunity to push for sweeping new powers, plus fast-tracking of … Read more
[…] it that small town, suburban and rural Muslims can be integrated into the community through sensitive policing whereas the radicalisation of urban Muslims is undercutting the Labour vote in the big cities and ‘something must be done’? I am beyond my competency in second-guessing either the politicians or the security services but there has […]
