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John Profumo, you may have seen the film 'Scandal'

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/politicspast/story/0,9061,471383,00.html

(Ann_Onnymouse, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 22:27, archived)

i don't watch clever films

but i'll check the link out.

edit: i'm gonna use that, thats pretty useful.

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mikeisbrill, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 22:32, archived)

I wouldn't call it a 'clever' film.

It focused on the sex side of the scandal rather than the politics. I'd say it was a C4 film rather than a BBC2 one. Not a C5 one though.

Basically it's a lying politician (oxymoron), one of the earliest to get really caught out.
In a paragraph - "John Profumo, Secretary of State for War, had an affair with a prostitute Christine Keeler. It was found out that Christine Keeler also knew a Soviet intelligence officer. Profumo denied this in the House of Commons but it was proved true and Profumo was forced to resign."

Nixon may be easier to write about if you know a bit about his case. Then there's Clinton more recently. In the UK Archer's been sent to jail but everyone hates him and he is nasty.

(Ann_Onnymouse, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 22:41, archived)

this makes me seem stupid but

what exactly was archer's crime?

(in my defence, i didn't live in britain till september)

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mikeisbrill, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 22:57, archived)

Archer's crime

was being a crooked, lying swindler all his life.

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crab_bloke), Mon 22 Apr 2002, 23:01, archived)

if that was a crime

half my parents friends would be in prison. as would all plumbers.

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mikeisbrill, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 23:05, archived)

He was in a different league

to your average plumber mate, believe me.

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crab_bloke), Mon 22 Apr 2002, 23:10, archived)

you couldn't actually

tell me the frigging answer could you? cheers.

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mikeisbrill, Mon 22 Apr 2002, 23:16, archived)