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An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo by Richard Davenport-Hines |
A highly entertaining analysis of the Profumo Scandal and what it said about 60's Britain. No heroes although Steven Ward and David Astor emerge as principal victims, with Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice Davies runners up. Principal villains: the establishment, press, police and Lord Denning. Profumo's career started impressively and finished badly and he was rampant all the way through. If only we'd known all this at the time!
(Tony Pratt - bwl 69 Summer 2013 ) |
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