Staines acted as editor of British Briefing, a long-standing publication by the group that was a "monthly intelligence analysis of the activities of the extreme left" that sought to "smear Labour MPs and left-leaning lawyers and writers".
stˈeɪnz ˈæktᵻd æz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ bɹˈiːfɪŋ, ɐ lˈɔŋstˈændɪŋ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən baɪ ðə ɡɹˈuːp ðˈæt wʌzɐ "mˈʌnθli ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌvðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ʌvðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm lˈɛft" ðæt sˈɔːt tuː "smˈɪɹ lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌɛmpˈiːz ænd lˈɛftlˈiːnɪŋ lˈɔɪɚz ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚz".