Jim Boyling, ex-undercover police
Undercover work was not meant to like that. Last week high-street retailer “Lush” was forced to abandon its undercover police campaign. Last month DC Jim Boyling was sacked by The Met for gross misconduct – for having sexual relations with 3 women activists, subject of his undercover investigations, and then lying to the authorities. We also saw also the biography of one of Britain’s notorious traitors published: Donald Maclean[i]. And the republishing of Kim Philby’s autobiography[ii], another double agent. Two of “The Cambridge Five”, Soviet spies, men of affluence, arrogance and indulgence. Leading double (or more) lives.
My mother knew them (The Cambridge Five, not The Met spies). During The War, working for the BBC World Service Spanish service, she went to the World Service (more…)
Travelling Outside In 