Author: Francis Beckett

The creation of the National Health Service was the most significant of the many reforms of the post-war Labour government. The man responsible was...

Far from Winston Churchill's jibe that he was a modest little man with plenty to be modest about, in this acclaimed biography, comprehensively revi...

Since leaving office in 2007, the empire of Tony Blair has grown exponentially. As a businessman he has been unprecedentedly successful for a forme...

As war approached Europe in 1939 the fear of bombing was palpable, and this history reviews how public services prepared for attacks, demonstrating...

In 2016 Labour burst into new life. The Westminster beltway of political insiders, pollsters, commentators and newspaper proprietors were left with...

1956: a defining year that heralded the modern era.Britain and France occupied Suez, and the Soviet Union tanks rolled into Hungary. Nikita Khrushc...