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| − | ''[[Background Briefing on Subversion]]'', (later called ''[[British Briefing]]''), was a clandestine newsletter circulated to a secret list of politicians and journalists which smeared trades unionists and left-wing MPs. A note in each issue asked readers 'to refrain from mentioning it, or its existence, or from direct quotation.' <ref>Richard Norton-Taylor and David Rose, 'PM adviser in smear campaign', ''Guardian'', 14 December 1989</ref> | + | ''[[Background Briefing on Subversion]]'', (later called ''[[British Briefing]]''), was a clandestine newsletter circulated to a secret list of politicians and journalists which smeared trades unionists and left-wing MPs. A note in each issue asked readers 'to refrain from mentioning it, or its existence, or from direct quotation.' <ref>Richard Norton-Taylor and [[David Rose]], 'PM adviser in smear campaign', ''Guardian'', 14 December 1989</ref> |
Latest revision as of 09:52, 2 August 2010
Background Briefing on Subversion, (later called British Briefing), was a clandestine newsletter circulated to a secret list of politicians and journalists which smeared trades unionists and left-wing MPs. A note in each issue asked readers 'to refrain from mentioning it, or its existence, or from direct quotation.' [1]
See Also
- David Hart | World Briefing | Committee for a Free Britain | New Policy Publishing | International Freedom Research Foundation | IRIS | Common Cause
Notes
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor and David Rose, 'PM adviser in smear campaign', Guardian, 14 December 1989
