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Thatcher's Secret War: Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90
Thatcher's Secret War: Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90
Thatcher's Secret War: Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90
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‘Scary but enlightening’ Christopher Stone

‘This fascinating, revealing and engagingly written book gets to the heart of the secret state and undemocratic hidden political power through which UK citizens are today primarily ruled.’ Mark Curtis, author of Secret Affairs, Web of Deceit and Unpeople

Margaret Thatcher remains one of the United Kingdom’s most polarising prime ministers. This provocative investigation sheds light on the secret, internal ‘cold war’ that she waged against ‘the enemy within’; everyone she could not see eye to eye with. It was a campaign fuelled by paranoia on both the left and right of the political spectrum and fought with corruption, black propaganda, dirty tricks and even murder.

Expertly juxtaposing notable events with today’s political arena, this new and updated edition of Thatcher’s Secret War surmises that although Thatcher’s ideals seem to have vanished, one remains: the power and importance of the extra parliamentary state and its surveillance methods and hidden powers in a new age of terrorism.

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Release dateAug 2, 2021
ISBN9780750958004
Thatcher's Secret War: Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90
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Clive Bloom

Clive Bloom is Professor in Residence at the Larkin Centre for Poetry and Creative Writing at Hull University and also holds a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Western Timisoara, Romania. He was the historical consultant to the BBC and a number of national and international newspapers on the G20 disturbances and the 2011 riots in Britain. He is an occasional feature writer for The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Irish Times and the London Evening Standard, as well as being quoted in The Washington Post. He regularly appears on television and radio and he is quoted in The Columbia Book of World Quotations. He has also advised the British Cabinet Office on public disorder issues.

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    A very complex but intriguing and likely slightly paranoid look at the subversion and secrecy at the heart of he Thatcher administration. Very enjoyable in the main, certainly very intriguing, and I recall various elements of it. The intrigues, the corruption and the conspiracy are alarming and of concern to every citizen who believes in true democracy and accountability. Although in places, this was hard work, ultimately it was rewarding.

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