The Battle for Bermondsey. Initially banned as a Labour candidate, Peter Tatchell explains his views on extra-parliamentary action, gay rights and a 'new style' of MP which made him unacceptable to the Labour establishment. Vilified as an extremisit, foreigner, draft dodger, homosexual and traitor, he reveals the full extent of the hate mail, smears and death threats that marked the dirtiest by-election since the war. The tactics used against Peter Tatchell give warning of a new and ugly trend in British politics, making him well placed to understand the forces ranged against the left - and democracy today.
The Battle for Bermondsey. Initially banned as a Labour candidate, Peter Tatchell explains his views on extra-parliamentary action, gay rights and a 'new style' of MP which made him unacceptable to the Labour establishment. Vilified as an extremisit, foreigner, draft dodger, homosexual and traitor, he reveals the full extent of the hate mail, smears and death threats that marked the dirtiest by-election since the war. The tactics used against Peter Tatchell give warning of a new and ugly trend in British politics, making him well placed to understand the forces ranged against the left - and democracy today.