Plots and Paranoia: A History of Political Espionage in Britain, 1790-1988

Bernard Porter is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Newcastle. His previous publications include "BritanniaAs Burden: The Political Evolution of Modern Britain 1851-1990" (1994) and "The Absent-Minded Imperialists: The Empire in British society and culture, 1800-1940" (2004).