All Outputs (2)

Labour ministers, intelligence and domestic anti-Communism, 1945–1951 (2013)
Journal Article
Lomas, D. (2013). Labour ministers, intelligence and domestic anti-Communism, 1945–1951. Journal of Intelligence History, 12(2), 113-133

Relations between the post-war Labour Government and Britain's Security Service (MI5) have often been seen as strained. Utilising recently released material, the article argues that, rather than view the Service with disdain, Labour Ministers saw MI5... Read More about Labour ministers, intelligence and domestic anti-Communism, 1945–1951.

A tale of torture? Alexander Scotland, the London Cage and post-war British secrecy (2013)
Book Chapter
Lomas, D. (2013). A tale of torture? Alexander Scotland, the London Cage and post-war British secrecy. In C. Moran, & C. Murphy (Eds.), Intelligence Studies in Britain and the US : historiography since 1945 (251-262). Edinburgh University Press

The immediate post-war period saw the publication of a number of secret service accounts recounting wartime exploits, giving the impression that, with the end of hostilities, these could now be revealed. In fact, as has been clearly demonstrated by R... Read More about A tale of torture? Alexander Scotland, the London Cage and post-war British secrecy.