Mick Clifford Podcast: John Ware on British intelligence, agent handling and the Troubles

Veteran journalist discusses the ethical dilemmas of British intelligence operations and the arguments explored in his latest book

Veteran journalist John Ware joins this week's Mick Clifford Podcast.

The British state's handling of agents during the Troubles posed profound moral and ethical questions.

Intelligence officers were sometimes forced to decide whether to allow a murder to proceed in order to protect an agent's cover. But where did those decisions leave the state's moral authority?