A History of Political Scandals: Sex, Sleaze and Spin by Andy Hughes
A MUST-BUY BOOK for everyone interested in history and the scandalous behavior of politicians across the world. Andy Hughes' fascinating book guides us through centuries of political abuse - and just plain stupidity. The Profumo Affair is still shocking to modern voters, possibly because the MP actually stepped down after being caught out after sharing his mistress with a Russian spy. This Pocket Guide will expose the secret side of politics, including which politicians risked or ruined their own careers for personal gain. This gripping book includes stories include the MP who liked to party hard and be whipped even harder, the Prime Minister and his hookers, expenses claims for manure and the US President who called for all gay men to be castrated. There is definitely no shortage of scandalous behavior. In fact, politicians have mixed scandal with eggs, adult movies, helicopters, drugs, shoes, beef burgers, public toilets, mobile phones, rape, turkeys, orgies and even ice cream. You name it and politicians have been mixed up in it somehow. It is not just today's politicians who are embroiled with scandal, as this explosive Pocket Guide to Political Scandals reveals the questionable behavior of politicians of yesteryear and from around the world; the corruption, dishonesty and like of morals and judgment all come out in the stories in the book.
"All the old favourites are here including Profumo (call girls and secrets) and Watergate (burglary and lies)Hughes digs deeper to show that these were just the latest steps on what is a well-trodden path." Daily Express
ANDY K. HUGHES worked as a journalist for almost twenty years, for organisations such as ITN, the BBC and London's LBC Radio; his voice has also been heard on Classic FM in the UK as well as on National Public Radio in the U.S. Andy studied History at university to M.A. level and now lives in High Wycombe with his wife Bridget.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844680894 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844680894 |
| Title | A History of Political Scandals: Sex, Sleaze and Spin |
| Author | Andy Hughes |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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