As soon as Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years, in still apartheid South Africa, U.K. officials lobbied him for business interests, declassified files show, reports Mark Curtis.
When Thatcher Met Mandela
Tag: British neoimperialism
THE ANGRY ARAB: British Plots in Lebanon
A slew of newly leaked documents sheds light on British intrigues in the Levant, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Militarism & the Populist Playbook
Craig Murray says atavism and racism are the easiest way to political success, despite the demonstrably catastrophic consequences.
Secret Cables Reveal Britain Interfered with Elections in Chile
Declassified files show that Britain conducted a covert propaganda offensive to stop Allende from winning two democratic presidential elections, John McEvoy reports.
The Faded Irony About UK Imperialism
Craig Murray recalls a time when Britain had decolonized almost entirely in a remarkably swift quarter century and the Last Night at the Proms seemed harmless.