Although the spirit of British democracy is in good health, its mechanisms are under threat. The task now is to transform crisis into opportunity.

A paean to muddling through.

The first Labour government was formed in January 1924 after the only real threeparty election in Britain in the 20th century. It is a story which resonates: showing how dangerous it is to retreat into a ghetto, isolated from other forces on the left.

An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo - review.