David Aaronovitch on the weird and wacky world of conspiracy theory

Times columnist and winner of the 2001 Orwell Prize, David Aaronovitch, tells the story of one of the most infamous and influential conspiracy theories of all time. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is an antisemitic text which claims to describe a plan to achieve global domination by the Jewish people. Aaronovitch explains where this originated from, why people believed in this conspiracy and what the significance has been. He delivers a reminder of our civic duty to ensure that one section of society is not made the scapegoat for the wider difficulties that society faces.