This work investigates the origins and escalation of student unrest at the London School of Economics during the 1966-1967 academic year. Harry Kidd, who served as the secretary of the LSE during this period, provides a firsthand account of the administrative challenges and political tensions surrounding the appointment of Walter Adams as director. The text examines the breakdown of institutional communication and the subsequent radicalization of student activism within a prestigious academic setting.

Historians and scholars of higher education frequently cite this text as a primary source for understanding the internal administrative response to student radicalism in the 1960s. Readers often note the clinical, bureaucratic tone of the prose, which reflects the author's position within the institution.