Tariq Ali’s latest book documenting the time and crimes of Winston Churchill has provoked anger from the right wing media. Counterfire’s Yonas Makoni spoke to Tariq about his book and why it’s angered the right
You can read Lindsey German’s review of Tariq Ali’s Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes here and you can purchase the book here.
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