Smith, Daniel, 1976-

The peer and the gangster : a very British cover-up / Daniel Smith. - 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white)

The nation's favourite -- Death of a story -- The lost boys -- Shooting star -- Other men's wives -- Czechmate -- The other side of the tracks -- Recalibration -- A fearful stigma -- The gambler and the boxer -- Dangerous Liaisons -- Under surveillance -- Twice bitten -- Cover-up -- Cross-party-co-operation --Thin ice -- The tightrope walker -- Over-mighty barons -- Collateral damage -- Compromised -- Aftermath.

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Boothby, Robert John Graham, Baron Boothby, 1900-1986, subject.
Kray, Ronald, 1933-1995, subject.


Political corruption--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Press and politics--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.

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