Quote of the day
I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever.
Peter Hennessy
Born: March 28, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Peter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield is an English historian and academic specialising in the history of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London.
Known for:
- The secret state (2002)
- Never Again Britain 45/51 (1992)
- Having it so good : Britain in the fifties (2006)
- The prime minister (2000)
- Whitehall (1989)







