Thatcher's spy: my life as an MIS agent inside Sinn Fein

摘要

Like Afghanistan, Northern Ireland has evolved into another conflict that never seems to definitively conclude. Continuing interest in new public enquiries, the prosecution of British army soldiers and the ever present political-historical sectarianism in the politics of the region have kept the troubles of Northern Ireland ever present in the consciousness of British and Irish society. Indeed, the recent complications for Northern Ireland stemming from Britain's decision to leave the European Union (EU), demonstrate that problems in the country are never far away. In this context, a first-hand account of the secret intelligence war, one of the few areas of the conflict that still provides the interested public with more questions than answers, is a fertile topic for participants that believe they have an interesting story to tell, and a marketing dream for the publishers that monetise it.