D. Cameron Watt
D. Cameron Watt is a British academic. He is Emeritus Professor of International History at the LSE, and Hon. Fellow Oriel College, Oxford.
Watt is the author of numerous works including the 1984 Succeeding John Bull: America in Britain's Place, 1900-1975, and an attack on 'the public mind of which I wrote, in which Mr Peter Wright’s allegations have received such unquestioning acceptance.' In this he ponders: 'What is the difference, so far as their breach of their terms of service are concerned, between the Clive Pontings, of whom liberals approve, and the public servants who give away privileged information to foreign powers for ideological reasons?' [1] Watt had written "Fall-out from Treachery: Peter Wright and Spycatcher," Political Quarterly 59 (Apr.-Jun. 1988). Here, contrary to the wishes of the government, and joining with 'the Clive Pontings', he appeared to have read the book:
- A moderately careful reading of Wright’s book, let alone any checking of such statements he makes that can be checked, reveals, as most serious reviews of the book in the American press have shown, that Mr. Wright’s command of the facts, let alone his claims to universal knowledge, are such as to cast the gravest of doubts on his credibility where his assertions cannot be so cross-checked.
Affiliations
- Intelligence and National Security - Editorial board, circa 2014.
