Peter Hennessy is one of the United Kingdom's leading contemporary historians and is the Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of definitive books on the United Kingdom's prime ministers, constitution, civil service, and intelligence agencies. His award-winning works of contemporary history include Never Again: Britain, 1945-51, Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties, and Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties. He is the series editor of the Haus Curiosities, and his books published with Haus include The Bonfire of the Decencies, The Complete Reflections, and Land of Shame and Glory.