James Armstrong was born into a ruthlessly ambitious political and military dynasty dating back to the English Civil War. Admired for his tactical skill, courage and humanity, he served with distinction throughout the Peninsular War, rising to the rank of Major and joining Wellington’s personal staff. In the summer of 1815, as armies assemble...

The war is over for Solway’s exhausted, grief-stricken home front heroes and villains. Many, including revered union leader, Sam Bullock, have enthusiastically welcomed the Labour landslide and a new generation of MPs driving the government’s ambitious manifesto, promising cradle-to-grave care, full employment and housing renewal.

As the white...

In 1963, popular, widely respected Tory MP Norman Armstrong is a young Home Secretary in the new Douglas-Home administration. His unlikely friend, left-wing freelance lobby correspondent, Alf Burton, is right behind the new Home Secretary’s crusade against police corruption and organised crime in London’s West End, and to bring all of the Euston...