“peter hennessy”

What are the ethical responsibilities of the Secret Services? They gather the information but then pass it for use to politicians, who then in our name decide how to act. This, and other contentious issues raise profound questions for the nature and futur... More

The name of Vasily Mitrokhin burst into the public's consciousness in the autumn of 1999, with the publication of "The Mitrokhin Archive" and the exposure of a grandmother living in South London as a Soviet spy. The resultant enquiry conducted by the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee... More

The nuclear weapons question runs through post-1940 British history like an irradiated thread. It represents part of the hidden history of twentieth-century Britain, given the high level of technical secrecy and political sensitivity in which the bomb was - and is - embedded. This volume publishes ... More

Analyzing the special chemistry of life in Number 10 Downing Street, Peter Hennessy scrutinizes what the Prime Minister actually does and the way that Cabinet government is run. He draws on unprecedented access to many of the leading politicians and also recently declassified, electrifying archival ... More