Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
When Haringey council was investigated for being "subversive"...
Historian Keith Flett writes this week about a newly released document from the National Archives that reveals that Haringey Council were under scrutiny in 1988 as part of the Subversion in Public Life investigation.
The intelligence services were trying to find out how many Communists and Trotskyists might be in public service but also had a poke around in local authorities.
To find out what they found out about the council of Bernie Grant and then Labour councillor, Jeremy Corbyn as well as exactly how many Communists and Trotskyists they found, head on over to Keith's blog
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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"The reader will note a strong element of racism in the spooks report." <- spoiler. Sigh.
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Permalink Reply by Colinloves on
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Abit OTT. Hardly a breeding ground for revolutionary Socialist practices.
Just classic (how it should be) Labour.
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