Plotters

The UK Terrorists Who Failed

Lizzie Dearden

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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
01 July 2023

Sociology; Terrorism, armed struggle

An eye-opening account of the British terror attacks you've never heard of

because the perpetrators were caught in time.

Since 2017, the UK has seen fifteen terrible terrorist attacks. But the atrocities on our evening news are the tip of a vast iceberg. Security services are striving to contain a staggering 3,000 jihadists, far-right extremists and other potential threats. We are in a new age of terror, with self-radicalising, hard-to-categorise individuals planning violence

but each one caught by the British state tells us something about British society.

For every successful plot in the six years since Westminster Bridge, more than twice as many have been foiled. Some were thwarted by nerve-wracking undercover operations; others were narrowly averted by heroic citizens, or ruined by the absurd mistakes of would-be attackers. Invariably, the all-too-human stories of these failed terrorists reveal the true picture of UK extremism.

Through interviews with senior counter-terror figures and astonishing court testimony, Plotters unpacks how and why British terror attacks happen

and don't. From dating websites and prison cells to Telegram networks and Tesco knives, Lizzie Dearden's deep dive offers one disturbing certainty: the plotters will keep coming. To confront them, we need to understand them.

'A useful overview of the demographic and ideological composition of the current terrorist threat... This is, of course, a serious book, but it is also darkly funny.'

The Guardian

'A disturbing, powerful account of the changing profile of the terrorist.'

The Independent

'A meticulously researched and extremely readable deep dive into the motivations and methods of our growing population of thwarted violent extremists.'

CapX

'A well-researched and compelling book.'

Morning StarSince

By: Lizzie Dearden
Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781787389298
ISBN 10: 1787389294
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lizzie Dearden is The Independent's' Home Affairs Editor. She has been covering terror attacks, prosecutions and extremism of all kinds in the UK, in depth, since 2017. Lizzie is also a long-term observer of global terrorism trends; she previously reported on Isis-inspired attacks in Europe and elsewhere.

Reviews for Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed

'A deeply fascinating, highly informative and entertaining account of an overlooked subject. This brilliant book offers unique insights into the stories of would-be terrorists and foiled plots that could have changed the course of Britain's recent history.' -- Julia Ebner, author of Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists 'A gripping, vivid and important book. By expertly analysing foiled and failed terrorist plots, Dearden presents highly original insight into the complex phenomenon of modern terrorism.' -- Richard English, author of 'Does Terrorism Work? A History' 'The terrorist threat to Britain is mutating, and we need to adapt. This gripping and informative book explains why.' -- The Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC, former UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation