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The Litvinenko saga - still the Cold War?

Ruth Tarrant

22nd January 2016

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Yesterday saw the publication of the findings of the inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko,leading to tense scenes in the House of Commons and a ramping up of frostiness in the relationship between the UK and Russia. If you need a reminder of how this perplexing murder of a former Russian spy unfolded, then take a look at this 20 minute Newsnight documentary from last year:

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Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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