How the rise of Militant Tendency transformed MI5’s perception of Trotskyism’s ability to pose a threat to the British state

Kassimeris, George and Price, Oliver (2021) How the rise of Militant Tendency transformed MI5’s perception of Trotskyism’s ability to pose a threat to the British state. British Politics and Policy at LSE (15 Nov 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Drawing on newly released files available at The UK National Archives, George Kassimeris and Oliver Price assesses how, between the late 1970s and early 1980s, Militant became the first and only Trotskyist group to be considered by MI5 a significant subversive threat to British internal security.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2022 16:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 14:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113148

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