Another interesting story I read in the Daily Express yesterday was about John Profumo. For those of you that are unsure who he is you may recall the 1989 film ‘Scandal’ with Joanne Whalley, John Hurt and Ian McKellan about war minister John Profumo who had an affair with Christine Keeler which led to the downfall of the MacMillan government.
Anyway, back to the main point of this blog, the story in the paper told about the 90 year old Profumo attending the memorial service of Ted Heath. The article mentioned how after his resignation he was supported by his wife and allowed to settle in anonymity and not hassled by the press back in the sixties. There was a general understanding back then that you didn’t kick a man when he was down and the church still preached redemption (I’m beyond redemption). The points I really liked was in the conclusion of the story, the first being that Profumo never sought to cash in on the story in fact he led a life of charity work, the second point was the fact even though the sixties were considered wild - how normal they seem by today’s standards!
Anyway, back to the main point of this blog, the story in the paper told about the 90 year old Profumo attending the memorial service of Ted Heath. The article mentioned how after his resignation he was supported by his wife and allowed to settle in anonymity and not hassled by the press back in the sixties. There was a general understanding back then that you didn’t kick a man when he was down and the church still preached redemption (I’m beyond redemption). The points I really liked was in the conclusion of the story, the first being that Profumo never sought to cash in on the story in fact he led a life of charity work, the second point was the fact even though the sixties were considered wild - how normal they seem by today’s standards!
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