Britain | Bagehot
The Palace of Pestminster faces up to accusations of sexual predation
Parliament is being shaken by the revelations. About time
IT WAS only a matter of time before Hurricane Harvey reached the Palace of Westminster. The Weinstein storm has ripped through a succession of institutions that combine male power with blurred lines between professional and social life. Few institutions combine these two things quite as explosively as the Houses of Parliament.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The Palace of Pestminster”
Britain November 4th 2017
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