Events!

In being asked what he most feared, Tory grandee and Prime Minister (PM) Harold Macmillan is reputed to have stated to whoever asked this question –there is no certainty as to who it was –“Events, my dear boy, events” Macmillan, who was PM between 1957 to 1963 was known as “Supermac” because of his ability to deal with crises, a number of which occurred during his tenure; Profumo scandal, civil servant Vassall being exposed as a spy, and the standoff between the United States as Cuba being notable