Could It Happen Here? - The Day a Prime Minister Refuses to Resign

Britain's preeminent constitutional historian asks how well protected is our democracy from the threat of authoritarianism.

About the author

Peter Hennessy is the Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of several books, including the postwar trilogy Never Again: Britain 1945-51, Having It So Good: Britain in the Fifties, and Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties. His most recent work is On the Back of an Envelope: A Life in Writing, also published by Haus. He is a fellow of the British Academy and an honorary fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. He sits in the House of Lords as an independent crossbench peer.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Hennessy, Peter Hennessy
• Publisher: Haus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2025
• EAN: 9781914979187
• ISBN: 978-1-914979-18-7
• No. of pages: 94
• Series: Haus Curiosities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays, Politics & government, Politics and government