WATCH: The Plot Against Harold Wilson
Kit Knightly
In 2006, to mark the 30th anniversary of Harold Wilson's retirement, the BBC released "The Plot Against Harold Wilson". It details how, throughout Wilson leadership, MI5 and the CIA...
Leavings
Tony Benn used to say that he grew more radical as he got older. As in many things, Benn was unusual. People are generally apt to grow...
The EU: From Social-Democratic Dream to Neoliberal Nightmare
Frank Lee Reviews The Left Case Against the EU by Costas Lapavitsas Britain, in the shape of Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath, initially joined the EEC in 1973, after...
The Origins of Labour's Civil War
As the poisonous and potentially irrevocable conflict inside the Labour Party gathers pace, it seems a useful exercise to try to plot the origins of the animus. This...
