The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of ‘disclosure of information’ and ‘breach of official trust’. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. As successive governments have been selective about what they choose to share with the public, we have been left with a distorted and incomplete understanding not only of the workings of the state but of our nation’s culture and its past.In this important book, Ian Cobain offers a fresh appraisal of some of the key moments in British history since the end of WWII, including: the measures taken to conceal the existence of Bletchley Park and its successor, GCHQ, for three decades; the unreported wars fought during the 1960s and 1970s; the hidden links with terrorist cells during the Troubles; the sometimes opaque workings of the criminal justice system; the state’s peacetime surveillance techniques; and the convenient loopholes in the Freedom of Information Act.Drawing on previously unseen material and rigorous research, The History Thieves reveals how a complex bureaucratic machine has grown up around the British state, allowing governments to evade accountability and their secrets to be buried.
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In 1889, the primary Official Secrets and techniques Act was handed, creating offences of ‘disclosure of data’ and ‘breach of official belief’. It restricted and monitored what the general public may, and may, be instructed. Since then a tradition of secrecy has flourished. As successive governments have been selective about what they select to share with the general public, we now have been left with a distorted and incomplete understanding not solely of the workings of the state however of our nation’s tradition and its previous.On this vital e-book, Ian Cobain presents a contemporary appraisal of among the key moments in British historical past for the reason that finish of WWII, together with: the measures taken to hide the existence of Bletchley Park and its successor, GCHQ, for 3 many years; the unreported wars fought throughout the 1960s and 1970s; the hidden hyperlinks with terrorist cells throughout the Troubles; the generally opaque workings of the prison justice system; the state’s peacetime surveillance methods; and the handy loopholes within the Freedom of Data Act.Drawing on beforehand unseen materials and rigorous analysis, The Historical past Thieves reveals how a posh bureaucratic machine has grown up across the British state, permitting governments to evade accountability and their secrets and techniques to be buried.
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