How influential was the pro-Soviet lobby in British politics, the mass media and business?
The support of the Soviet Union came only from the left political camp. Some people sympathized with the course pursued by the Soviet Union, but not with it as a state. These are quite different things. As far as business was concerned, I don’t remember any support. There was none. The same can be said about serious mass media. Yet, in some circles, and we knew well exactly which, there was a sympathetic attitude toward the USSR. But those who were known to receive money from Russia became unattractive for the public in both politics and elections. Labourites had to exert no little effort to dissuade the public from associating them with all this. American Arguments Didn’t Convince Us The star war programme was the decisive blow of the United States at the overstrained Soviet military-industrial complex. Were you enthusiastic about it? Main enthusiasm came from Americans themselves and they willingly shared it with others. In the beginning of 1985 when Mrs. Thatcher came to the United
