A few short years ago, Bob Lambert’s star was rising high. Having retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2008, he had built on his reputation as a Special Branch Detective Inspector, an expert on terrorism and how to combat it. He had moved effortlessly into academia and was a hit on the conference circuit, lauded … Continue reading Today in policing history: #spycop Bob Lambert sets fire to Debenhams Store, Harrow, 1987.