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MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies & Harold Wilson
MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies
British intelligence could barely cope with the number of Soviet spies in the UK during the Cold War, according to an official history of MI5.
The book found that MI5 did not get to grips with Soviet espionage in Britain until the early 1970s.
The history was written by Professor Christopher Andrew, who insisted he was given complete access to MI5's files.
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MI5 kept file on former PM Wilson
The security services kept a file on the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson throughout his time in office, a new book has revealed.
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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cros...s" since the blitz in 1940
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Re: MI5 'struggled' with Soviet spies & Harold Wilson
Yet another 'golden thread' linking New Labour with Old Tory. Did anybody seriously think state apparatus was never bent to political will?Prof Andrew said documents also showed MI5 was under pressure from Margaret Thatcher to help her in industrial disputes, such as the miners' strike.
According to the book, the prime minister wanted agents to identify all union "wreckers" who were stirring up industrial action.
Mrs Thatcher's demand was resisted because they were not genuine subversives, Prof Andrew said.We need people who look to the stars, holding the nation and the world in their hearts but at the same time we need down-to-earth people who can do serious and trying work.
In a definite sense, a country's power and prestige isn't only a reflection of its economic power but also a reflection of its people's quality and morality. Moreover, I think the latter is actually more important in the long-term.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/multi...na_has_changed
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