Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
The Economic League was running its blacklist until it wound up in 1993. A lot more recent than 'nearly half a century ago'. Some of us had personal experience of the blacklist in operation. It was an integral part of 'the establishment' with its tendrils in both the private and the public sector. Blacklists were not the main target of the Andy Beckett piece but they were certainly part of the picture.
Appreciate that Jon and no one would justify it. There are numerous reports of people in academia and the like being denied work due to conversative views. Equally unacceptable, and based on political intolerance which as you may have noticed is a huge bugbear of mine. It's not right.

But I thought we were having a conversation about contemporary Britain, and as I say, I don't think the evidence stacks up to support the conclusion made in that article tbh