Kim Philby, Notorious Soviet Spy, Used Britain’s Ruling Class Against Itself

CLASS TRAITOR

A new video reveals the ruthlessness of the double agent who betrayed his own class and was, amazingly, given cover by newspaper editors like those at The Observer where I edited him.

Published Apr. 4 2016 6:05PM EDT

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Journalists and historians have spent money thousands of hours trying to explain the actions of one of the greatest traitors in recent British history, Kim Philby.

But a three-and-a-half minute video clip, just released by the BBC, has produced a devastating and self-incriminating picture of a man who mocks his native...

Clive Irving

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Kim Philby, Notorious Soviet Spy, Used Britain’s Ruling Class Against Itself

A new video reveals the ruthlessness of the double agent who betrayed his own class and was, amazingly, given cover by newspaper editors like those at The Observer where I edited him.

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Clive Irving