Product Description: When Churchill died, one might have thought that it was not a man who was being borne to his grave, but British history itself—a resplendent, fortunate history whose last illustrious chapter Churchill himself had written almost a quarter of a century before

Product Description: In this memoir, based on personal papers as well as official documents, veteran Labour Party member Tam Dalyell looks back over a lifetime of dedicated service to West Lothian and Linlithgow, UK. Touching upon various topics, from Dalyell's outspokent criticism of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair to the Gulf War of 1990 and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, this insightful, witty, and urbane book offers a unique perspective on many of the key moments in Britain’s political life throughout the last 50 years...read more

The gathering of information by the Intelligence Services is now an issue of major importance in the modern world. But what are the ethical responsibilities of these bodies.? How is that intelligence collected, assessed and used? What is the impact and significance of the new protective state that has been constructed in Whitehall over the years since 2001? With new threats appearing to society both at home and abroad and sweeping changes being made to the law and Government, intelligence and police authorities where does the debate now take us? All these matters raise profound questions for the nature and future of democracy and human rights. These are considered and analysed by those the cutting edge of the debate in this brilliant book.

Presents a postwar history of Britain that concerns an age dominated by the shadow of war. With the beginnings of the Cold War, the foundations of the new Europe and the granting of independence of former colonies, Britain was forced to negotiate a new place in the world. This work tells us where people lived, how they worked and what they wore.

Product Description: Once the fog of war had cleared, the conflict in Iraq became the subject of intense debate about its constitutional and legal basis. In How To Go To War, one of Britain's best young constitutional experts examines all the issues from an international point of view and assesses how far the legal arguments of the dissenters stand up...read more

Product Description: This text reveals the full extent of Britain's preparations for nuclear war during the Cold War. When would the Prime Minister have authorised the use of nuclear force? At what stage in a nuclear exchange would government and the country have broken down? Who would have gone with the PM and the War Cabinet and where was the immensely secret underground bunker that they would have gone to? What would the Queen have been told, and when, about the end of her kingdom? Peter Hennessy answers these questions in an accessible style...read more

The author analyzes the office of prime minister in England in the postwar period, profiling the eleven office-holders and discussing changes in the office.

Product Description: This volume collates the journalism of Peter Hennessy, illuminating key themes of contemporary political history. It includes high politics and the hidden Whitehall, from Suez to the Scott Report, and portraits of post-war prime ministers with whom he worked closely.

Product Description: This volume collates the journalism of Peter Hennessy, illuminating key themes of contemporary political history. It includes high politics and the hidden Whitehall, from Suez to the Scott Report, and portraits of post-war prime ministers with whom he worked closely.

A picture of life in Britain immediately after World War II which embraces both high politics and everyday experience. Winner of the 1992 Duff Cooper Prize and shortlisted for the 1993 NCR Book Award, this is the first volume of a history of Britain from 1945 to the beginning of the 21st century.

An expert journalist's look inside the powerful, efficient, and intractable British Civil Service describes its evolution current structure, and notable personalities

Product Description: The election of Clement Attlee in 1945 proved to be one of the landmarks in British political history, and the four decades since then have seen a fascinating variety of styles of government. In "Ruling Performance" a group of scholars, journalists and politicians assess the characteristics of each administration since 1945 and the style of each prime minister in the light of Britain's changing role in the world...read more