The Return of the Cad

London

“ONE of the great immorality stories of our time” was a commentator’s verdict. He was describing the selection of a new Conservative candidate for Chelsea and Kensington, probably the safest Conservative seat in Britain. Political scientists analyze the changing complexion of the parties—how far the Conservatives are moving right, whether “New Labor” has really shed its atavistic socialism. But the interest in Chelsea and Kensington was altogether more lively.

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Anthony Lejeune

London

“ONE of the great immorality stories of our time” was a commentator’s verdict. He was describing the selection of a new Conservative candidate for Chelsea and Kensington, probably the safest Conservative seat in Britain. Political scientists analyze the changing complexion of the parties—how far the Conservatives are moving right, whether “New Labor” has really shed its atavistic socialism. But the interest in Chelsea and Kensington was altogether more lively.