The Black Hand #8: Comrade Savile, Inventor of Hip-Hop - A @JohnnyVedmore Read Through

2 months ago
547

Read the article at https://newspaste.substack.com/p/the-black-hand-8-comrade-savile-inventor

In post-war Britain, the Cold War was raging, and the weaponry of choice was cultural rather than physical. The Soviet-era spy games of the 1960s were all-pervasive. Regardless of whether you were a politician, musician, actor, gangland villain or even the owner of a high-class buttery, everyone with influence was being deployed to fight the Soviet menace. The nightclubs of the United Kingdom were awash with dead letter drops and high-end influence operations, and those who ran the major night spots around the UK became some of the most influential power brokers of the era. These were the Kate Meyrick’s of their era; both wealth and danger were always around the corner.

Find all Johnny's links - https://linktr.ee/johnnyvedmore

Johnny's Substack -https://newspaste.substack.com/

Support him on Patreon - https://patreon.com/johnnyvedmore

Buy Him A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/johnnyvedmore

Support him via KoFi - https://ko-fi.com/johnnyvedmore

Loading comments...