Episode 1864 • • 1:45:51 - 1:51:23
1864: Pointcast
Profumo Affair, Private Eye, Jimmy Savile Comparison
The Mandelson-Epstein scandal is compared to the 1963 Profumo affair, which involved a high-ranking British minister and a Soviet spy. Ian Hislop of Private Eye discusses how the elite establishment often ignores "hiding in plain sight" scandals, drawing parallels to the historical handling of Jimmy Savile.