Introduction
DISTILLING THE FRENZY:
THE PSYCHODRAMATIC AND THE PROSAIC
1 THE HUMAN FOOTNOTE:
HISTORY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY
2 STAYING BEHIND, CATCHING UP AND LOOKING FORWARD:
THE CONTEMPORARY HISTORIAN’S CRAFT
3 AN INSTINCT TO INTERVENE:
BRITAIN’S PLACE IN THE WORLD
4 CHILD OF THE URANIUM AGE:
THE SHADOW OF THE BOMB
5 THE THIN WISPS OF TOMORROW:
THE HORIZON-SCANNER’S CRAFT
6 TASKS AND FLOWS:
THE IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ON BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
7 A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE:
WATCHING PRIME MINISTERS
8 POWER AND THE PURSUIT OF INFLUENCE:
WHY STUDY GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT?
9 THE VIEW FROM A HOGWARTIAN WINDOW:
THE QUESTION OF THE LORDS
10 THE POWER AND THE STORY:
POLICY-MAKERS AND HISTORIANS
11 PAPER TRAIL:
BECOMING AN ITEM IN THE ARCHIVE
CONCLUSION THE TAXI DRIVER AND BERTRAND RUSSELL:
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? THE ROAD TO 2052