World: Sex & the Class War

The Profumo scandal was re-examined last week from the viewpoint of applied political science and the class war:

> Prime Minister Harold Macmillan candidly admitted to the Daily Express that "the young voter is bored with me" and that the "young ministers I put in a year ago may want to get rid of the old gentleman at the top." During the height of the scandal, said Mac, it was "touch and go" for several days on his "chucking it all in." Added Mac: "If it had not been for my wife and loyal staff...

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