Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter

Until 1918, only men who own property were allowed to vote in elections. This meant 40% of British men and 100% of British women could not vote. Large numbers of veterans would have come back from war and still have had no say in the running of their country. To avoid this obvious injustice, the representation of the People Act was passed in 1918. All men over 21 were given the vote, as were women over 30 who met a property qualification. The political climate of early 1920s London was febrile. Many of those who had lived through the First World War were frustrated by the failures that had brought the world to such a crisis. Agent Jack is based on the true