Forward by Kevin McNamara MP

Kevin McNamara; Robin Ramsay; Stephen Dorril

Wilson, MI5 and the Rise of Thatcher Covert Operations in British Politics 1974-1978 Kevin McNamara MP Any person who lived through the anguished days from November 1973 until Wilson’s resignation will recall the high level of anticipation, expectation, surprise and wonder about what would be the next story to be leaked, scandal to be revealed, ... Read more

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