From the December 2010 issue

Inside the Anglo-Saxon war machine

Bob Woodward’s invaluable account of the political machinations behind the Afghan conflict echoes my own experiences inside the British government, says Matt Cavanagh

By Matt Cavanagh

November 17, 2010

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Matt Cavanagh is an associate director at IPPR, and was a special adviser on home affairs and defence in the last Labour government 2003-2010

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