Sex Scandal
I owe my sex education to Christine Keeler. Not directly of course: I was eleven years old at the time the Profumo scandal convulsed Britain in 1963.
I was on a fishing holiday with my father, in a big house in the north of Scotland shared with two other families, including several teenage boys and girls.
In between tying flies and tramping across the heather, everyone – the adults and the teenagers – seemed to have only one topic of conversation, and Christine Keeler was it.
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I’M guessing former NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca is not a big fan of comedy at the moment.
But he could end up having the last laugh if he can keep his slate clean amidst the latest murky allegations behind the murder of a Sydney businessman, secret tapes and corruption that threaten to sink the State Government.
If Della Bosca thinks he has had a bad week - having been exposed as an adulterer with a woman half his age and consequently quitting the ministry - his political position may actually have been strengthened while Premier Nathan Rees and the rest of his government battle another imbroglio.
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Old Dog says:
I feel very sorry for the young lady who had the affair with John Della B. She must either need glasses or is short on dates to choose a fellow like that! Wouldn’t an attractive 26 year old be socialising with males of her own age or is she a… Read more »
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iansand says:
Darren@3:34 Absolutely. Who in their right mind would say anything based on what Jim Byrnes says? It is almost as silly as parading Richo as part of your defence. Read more »
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