Daniel Lomas

Beyond Bletchley: GCHQ and British Intelligence

Britain’s largest intelligence agency marks its centenary this year. While its home is a distinctive architectural structure, what goes on inside remains little known.

Mohammad Mosaddeqh looks to the past, Tehran Mosavvar, 16 January 1953. Public Domain.

Operation Boot, Britain, and Regime Change in Iran

It’s an ‘open secret’ that the CIA and MI6 helped topple the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh. Why can’t the British government come clean about its interference in Iran?

Citizen Clem: Attlee during his time as prime minister, 1945-51. © Hulton/Getty Images.

Cold War Clem

Fiercely anti-Communist, Clement Attlee found Britain’s intelligence agencies to be invaluable tools.