British Scandal - The Aitken Affair

I recently wrote a series for Wondery podcast British Scandal about disgraced Tory MP Jonathan Aitken, it was picked as The Guardian’s Podcast of the Week.

In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.

British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories, stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change?

Young MP Jonathan Aitken has big ambitions. He wants to make his mark on politics - and on the world. After he catches Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s eye, his star is firmly on the rise. But before long, a dark secret threatens to destroy everything he’s worked so hard to build.

Listen here - https://podcasts.apple.com/lv/podcast/the-aitken-affair-a-self-made-man/id1563775446?i=1000635591428