This week on The Outfit, a fateful exploration into the UK’s most infamous gangster twins and how the web of blackmail they weaved through the country’s political sphere has shocking resonance to current events. Join Dan and Alana as they delve into a British tale so English it could be parody. Sources: John Pearson, The Profession of Violence, The Cult of Violence, Notorious John Dickson, Murder Without Conviction Daniel Smith, The Peer and the Gangster: A Very British Cover-Up The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Times (London), The Guardian, Daily Express, The Independent, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, GQ, Politico, BBC, Channel 4. --- The Outfit is a production of Higher Ground and Headgum. Hosted by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope Levinson Executive Produced by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope Levinson Produced by Julia Murray Production Assistance by CJ Archerd and Franchesca Diaz Sound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew Eapen Managing Producer is Tiffany Hammond Show theme is Bittersweet Defeat by OTE Like the show? Rate The Outfit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.  Advertise on The Outfit via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.