First published in 2005, History Today, 55:12, pp.4-6. When an ex-anarchist sued an ex-policeman for libel, the trial became a melodrama linking anarchists, aliens and terrorists in the run-up to the Aliens Act of 1905.

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Key Words: anarchists, law, libel, media, Official Secrets Act, Parmeggiani vs Sweeney, police, surveillance,  trial,  1905 Aliens Act

Key People: Luigi Parmeggiani, John Sweeney,