Eating Monkey Brains
I lost a legal battle today. The book no longer contains a reference to Ernest Shinwell, son of famous Labour politician ‘Manny’ Shinwell. This is not because my claims about his involvement with the Kray twins are particularly new or outrageous, but because my publisher has already lost a lawsuit against Ernest. It is a question of backbone.
Having to airbrush Ernest out of the picture means tales of what the Krays got up to in Nigeria are now absent. I’ve managed to slip in a subtle reference*, but there is no full-on description of Ronnie eating monkey brains or of Ernest Shinwell’s role in the Kray’s dreams of a Nigerian empire.
* ‘The Krays name even became to known to established Labour peer
'Manny' Shinwell during the period in the gangsters career when they
were trying to involve several politicians in their failed attempt to
create a property, tourist and retail business in Nigeria.’
Having to airbrush Ernest out of the picture means tales of what the Krays got up to in Nigeria are now absent. I’ve managed to slip in a subtle reference*, but there is no full-on description of Ronnie eating monkey brains or of Ernest Shinwell’s role in the Kray’s dreams of a Nigerian empire.
* ‘The Krays name even became to known to established Labour peer
'Manny' Shinwell during the period in the gangsters career when they
were trying to involve several politicians in their failed attempt to
create a property, tourist and retail business in Nigeria.’
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