Political

Italy: A Tale of Two Police Forces

Richard O. Collin tells the story of Italy’s parallel police forces, and how they have contended with Mussolini, the Red Brigades – and the Mafia.

London’s Boroughs

A.D. Harvey looks back a hundred years to the birth of modern local government in London - the launch-pad for many national political careers.

The Origins of the Modern Police

Beginning our new series on the history and development of policing, Clive Emsley sets the scene with a broad discussion of the origins and issues of early policing in Continental Europe.

Exit de Gaulle

Douglas Johnson reconsiders the circumstances in which de Gaulle relinquished his position as President of France and his mythic legacy in French history.