Tag Archives: Infamous British Political Scandals

Infamous British Political Scandals: Expenses and the ‘Rotten Parliament’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on January 11th, 2012

With tonight’s final episode of State of Play (10p/9c), we also offer our final installment of Infamous British Political Scandals. For now, anyway.

Infamous British Political Scandals: ‘Cash for Honours’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on January 4th, 2012

“Follow the money.” It’s always about cash, even in political scandals, as we see in this week’s installment of Infamous British Political Scandals.

Infamous British Political Scandals: The Profumo Affair

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on December 28th, 2011

Christine Keeler on her way to court in July 1963. (Bettmann/Corbis / AP Images)

Anglophenia’s look at British political scandals, occasioned by the series State of Play (airing Wednesdays at 10/9c), continues with a look at what many people would consider to be the mother of all modern British scandals: the ...

Infamous British Political Scandals: The Curious Case of John Stonehouse

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on December 21st, 2011

As BBC America airs the drama State of Play (Wednesdays, 10p/9c), Anglophenia takes a look back at some of Britain’s most explosive real-life political scandals.

Infamous British Political Scandals: ‘Spingate’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on December 14th, 2011

Sometimes it seems as if Americans take a curious sort of pride in the shame of our government’s chicanery, like the Watergate, Iran-Contra or Teapot Dome scandals – perhaps that pride is in the exposure of the complicated depths ...