Cruel Britannia

The official line is clear: the UK does not 'participate in solicit encourage or condone' torture. And yet the evidence is irrefutable: when faced with potential threats to our national security the gloves always come off. Drawing on previously unseen official documents and the accounts of witnesses victims and experts prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover-ups and the equivocations to get to the truth. From WWII to the War on Terror via Kenya and Northern Ireland <i>Cruel Britannia</i> shows how the British have repeatedly and systematically resorted to torture bending the law where they can and issuing categorical denials all the while. What emerges is a picture of Britain that challenges our complacency and exposes the lie behind our reputation for fair play.