"The military is supposed to stand aside from British society. Only when soldiers are called on to act `in the aid of the civil power', can they intervene. But Judge Anthony Babington shows in this book that from the earliest times to the present…
"The cover-up of the Blunt affair, Peter Wright's `Spycatcher', the revelations of Colin Wallace and the rogue activities of MI5 and MI6 have shown a need for a full account of the role played by the security services in contemporary politics.…