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True Spies

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday October 29, 2002 15:55author by TV reviewer

The True Spies series will be of interest to anyone on the left.

The True Spies series on BBC2 is featuring Secret Service infiltration of the Left in Britain in the 70s and 80s

The first episode in the series dealt with infiltration in to Trotskyist groups. The programme interviewed spies, and left-wing activists at the time. Tariq Ali (of the IMG) was interviewed, as was Roy Tomlinson (father in the Royle Family programme) Tomlinson was close to the Healyite WRP at the time.

The Secret Service also infiltrated groups like the Anti-Apartheid campaign in Britain. The 2nd highest member was a spy!

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author by TV reviewerpublication date Tue Oct 29, 2002 15:56author address author phone

The first programme also featured Arthur Scargill. The General Secretay of the NUM at the time was an informant, as were 20-30 un-named Union bureaucrats.

The next programme deals further with Arthur Scargill

This has already been brought up
author by Raypublication date Tue Oct 29, 2002 16:07author address author phone

Somebody else posted about it on Sunday...

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Ray's file
author by TV reviewerpublication date Tue Oct 29, 2002 16:11author address author phone

Ray I'm sure that your Special branch file is as thick as the person compiling it!

Ray is as thick as his file.
author by IMC Dalekpublication date Thu Oct 31, 2002 11:44author address author phone

KingMob Will Feature IN The Next Episode
author by The Truth Shall Set Us Freepublication date Thu Oct 31, 2002 11:45author address author phone

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