David Shayler, ex-MI5, is debating with Larry O'Hara at Conway Hall London on Tuesday 21st June - 7pm start. Issues likely to be raised will include Shayler's work monitoring the left and anarchist groups in the 1990's, including Class War and the SWP - Anne Machon, his partner, was in F2 from 1991 and in charge of investigating the SWP - both monitored Irish republicans and Shayler later headed the Libya desk. There are lots of questions that Notes from the Borderland have posed over an eight year period and revelations to be expected. This is thus an event not to be missed.

Any volunteers to audio tape proceedings will be considered - although we have plans already in place. This would mean that we could possibly MP3 the event and have it available on the internet for those unable to attend on Tuesday.


Finally, Shayler/Machon suggest that there were 25 spies inside the SWP in the 80s but that these were wound down to a handful in the 90s - possibly true. But if indeed there were 25 agents inside the SWP, what did they get up to? And if a handful still in there - how many, who are they and what are they up to?

Any testimony on the SWP and dodginess please post here or if sensitive contact myself on  davidypegg@tiscali.co.uk

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