IN THE SHADOW OF THE AGENT PROVOCATUER *
* A person who induces others to break the law so that they can be convicted. Bob Lambert was a police spy and agent provocateur. He infiltrated Greenpeace in the 1980’s; during his time spying on British citizens he had several sexual relationships and fathered a child. In 1986, under the cover name Bob Robinson he co-wrote a leaflet that led to the infamous McLibel case. BOB LAMBERT THEN AND NOW In the 1980’s the McLibel case shone like a beacon of resistance against the growing power of bullying corporations. Whilst McDonalds may have technically won the case morally and in PR terms they were the losers. The role of this agent provocateur, - a term strangely alien to the British political scene, - in this affair has only just come to light. I believe that morality and ethics have nothing to do with religion. I believe we are all born with a predilection toward human solidarity. It is even possible that the golden rule is innate. As nature and nurture take their cour...