Hi, I have tried posting this before but I thibk I may have made a couple of silly mistakes.

I would like some information on Matthew Collins purely for research purposes. I have read his articles and tried contacting his publishers, but to no avail. An email address I had for him is also returning as mail box full. I believe he and Searchlight has been discussed here before. I am most interested in his work with Irish paramilitairies and an old story that he was convicted of attempted murder in Australia a couple of years ago. I do not need spooks or fascists to respond only people that can be of help for a serious project. He was the subject of a BBC documentary last year and he came across as quite progressive, though he admitted to drink and marital problems in another (Guardian) interview. Contact through his family has proved fruitless.