An Affair of State

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A number-one bestseller upon its initial release in 1987, this updated book inspired Andrew Lloyd-Webber to create a musical about Stephen Ward. It reinterprets the Profumo Scandal, offering a deeper understanding of its complex figure, Ward, and the broader implications of one of the past century's greatest scandals. This work serves as a major expose of a government cover-up that has endured for fifty years, detailing a powerful narrative of sexual compulsion, political scandal, police corruption, judicial abuse, and betrayal. The authors present never-before-heard testimonies uncovered since the scandal erupted, utilizing startling new evidence, including Ward’s unpublished memoirs and numerous interviews with individuals who have now come forward. This account dismantles the decades-long cover-up, revealing why the government, police, judiciary, and security forces conspired to frame Ward. During the Cold War, amid the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ward acted as an intermediary between British and Soviet governments. The authors illustrate how his "trial of the century" stemmed from unprecedented corruption and political malice, ultimately making an innocent man a scapegoat. This epic tale of sex, lies, and governmental abuse nearly toppled the government and shook the espionage communities of America, Britain, and the Soviet Union to their core, finally allowing Ward's complete story to be told through meticulous research and s