{"product_id":"neither-confirm-nor-deny-british-intelligence-lawless-agent-running-and-the-suppression-of-truth-9781785375804","title":"Neither Confirm Nor Deny : British Intelligence, Lawless Agent Running and the Suppression of Truth","description":"\u003cp data-bb-audio=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen while you read.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audiobook is on Libro.fm, and part of every sale comes back to our shop. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bb-listen.thomasjohnjunk.workers.dev\/a\/9781785375804?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 1980, a secret review quietly rewired Britain's war in Northern Ireland. Commissioned by the Chief Constable of the RUC and led by future MI5 Director General Sir Patrick Walker, it placed intelligence above the law, and changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a vast, covert agent-running machine that penetrated the Provisional IRA at unprecedented depth. Thousands of informers were recruited and handled outside any legal framework, authorised to lie, collude, and kill. Publicly, ministers spoke of the rule of law. Privately, the State crossed its own red lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupporters claim Walker's revolution saved lives and forced the IRA towards politics, helping pave the way to the Good Friday Agreement. Critics argue it licensed murder, subverted justice, and corrupted policing beyond repair. As one damning note to Tony Blair put it, 'The State is assassinating people.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimed with new and important revelations, this meticulously researched book is the inside story of the decades-long struggle to expose that truth. From shoot-to-kill and collusion inquiries to Operation Kenova and the Stakeknife scandal, it reveals how the State has so doggedly fought to control the narrative, silence scrutiny, and preserve its legacy, whatever the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: John Ware\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime, British \u0026amp; Irish history, Politics \u0026amp; government\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Jun 2026 by Merrion Press.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Ware","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309828776314,"sku":"9781785375804","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/18372873482823.jpg?v=1790464595","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/neither-confirm-nor-deny-british-intelligence-lawless-agent-running-and-the-suppression-of-truth-9781785375804","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}