Great Parliamentary Scandals
, by Parris, MatthewNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781861050618 | 1861050615
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/1997
Foreword | |
Introduction: 'Feasting with Panthers' | |
Acknowledgements | |
Francis Bacon - 1621: 'I am guilty of corruption and do renounce all defence' | p. 1 |
Titus Oates - 1678-85: 'A damnable and hellish plot' | p. 10 |
Sir John Trevor - 1694: An Unusual Sicknote | p. 16 |
John Wilkes - 1763: The Cross-eyed Ladies' Man | p. 17 |
Speakers Norton and Cornwall - 1770-89: Contrasting Pitfalls for a Commons Speaker | p. 23 |
Castlereagh and Canning - 1809: Pistols at Putney: a Duel Between Two Cabinet Ministers | p. 25 |
Benjamin Disraeli - 1826: 'Youth is a blunder' | p. 31 |
George Hudson - 1849: The Railway King | p. 37 |
Robert Lowe - 1873: An Albino Chancellor with an 'Unhappy Knack' | p. 42 |
Gladstone - 1880: 'When you're out saving fallen women, save one for me' | p. 45 |
Charles Stewart Parnell - 1880-90: 'This man is wonderful - and different' | p. 51 |
Charles Dilke - 1885-6: 'He taught me every French vice' | p. 61 |
Lord Rosebery - 1894: An Abominable Rumour - or a Snob Queer? | p. 67 |
The Marconi Scandal - 1912: From Whitewash to Won't Wash: the Marconi Octopus | p. 75 |
Horatio Bottomley - 1922: 'The greatest swindler of the century' | p. 79 |
Lewis Harcourt - 1922: 'Loulou' | p. 84 |
David Lloyd George - 1922: The Honours Scandal: Lloyd George Knew My Father | p. 86 |
Ramsay Macdonald - 1929: Prime Minister and Pornographic Love Poet | p. 92 |
T. I. Mardy Jones - 1930: MP Loses Seat on Train from Pontypridd | p. 94 |
J. H. Thomas - 1936: Cabinet Minister Turns Budget Tipster | p. 96 |
Robert Boothby - 1940: 'It never occurred to me' | p. 100 |
Sir Paul Latham and William Field - 1941 and 1953: Two Routes to Oblivion | p. 106 |
Gary Allighan - 1947: 'Approaching the fringe of semi-sobriety' | p. 108 |
Tom Driberg - 1942-76: One That Got Away | p. 111 |
John Belcher - 1948: 'A gift from some of John's acquaintances' | p. 117 |
Captain Peter Baker - 1950: 'I've been ill for a long time' | p. 121 |
Ian Harvey - 1958: 'The 11th Commandment: thou shalt not be caught' | p. 125 |
Thomas Galbraith - 1962: 'Never catch a spy' | p. 129 |
John Profumo - 1963: 'The car needs oil in the gearbox, by the way' | p. 138 |
Reginald Maudling - 1972: A Civilized Man, a Whiff of Greed | p. 164 |
Lord Lambton and Lord Jellicoe - 1973: 'Surely all men patronize whores?' | p. 170 |
Harold Wilson - 1974: The Lavender List | p. 176 |
John Stonehouse - 1974-6: Not Lord Lucan | p. 186 |
Jeremy Thorpe - 1976-9: 'Sponger, whiner, parasite': But Was Scott Lying? | p. 191 |
Maureen Colquhoun - 1979: Undaunted | p. 219 |
James Dunn - 1980: A Sleeping Pill and an Unusual Shopping Spree | p. 224 |
Allan Roberts - 1981: 'Nein, it is Rover' | p. 220 |
Nicholas Fairbairn - 1982: 'Everything which is not dull becomes scandalous' | p. 228 |
Cecil Parkinson - 1983: 'Is there no flaw?' | p. 233 |
Keith Hampson - 1984: An Accidental Brush with Scandal | p. 246 |
Harvey Proctor - 1986: 'You haven't murdered anyone, have you?' | p. 249 |
Keith Best - 1987: 'By the skin of his teeth' | p. 259 |
George Galloway - 1987: 'I bonked for Britain' | p. 262 |
Ron Brown - 1988, 1990: 'A bit daft but at least he's daft on behalf of us' | p. 267 |
John Browne - 1990: 'Public schoolboy, Guards officer, banker, MP, and whinger' | p. 273 |
Paddy Ashdown - 1992: Paddy Spoilsport: Top MP Refuses to Deny All | p. 277 |
Alan Amos - 1992: Schadenfreude | p. 281 |
David Mellor - 1992: 'If you can dish it out, you've got to be able to take it' | p. 285 |
Norman Lamont - 1993: 'Je ne regrette rien' | p. 294 |
Michael Mates - 1993: 'Don't let the buggers get you down' | p. 304 |
Steven Norris, Tim Yeo, Uncle Tom Cobley, and All- 1993-5: Back to Basics | p. 308 |
Dennis Skinner - 1994: 'The Beast of Legover' | p. 321 |
Graham Riddick, David Treddinick, Tim Smith, Neil Hamilton and Many More - 1994: Cash for Questions? | p. 324 |
Bibliography | p. 335 |
Index | p. 337 |
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