2008: The year in sex : From Sarah Palin to John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer to Max Mosely, the last year enjoyed its share of sex scandals
"There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Pierre Trudeau, Canada's fifteenth prime minister, said that four decades ago when he was still a cabinet minister. Trudeaumania ensued, and he stayed in power for nearly 16 years.
During 2008, those historic words echoed for me on a regular basis.
Is there a place for the nation in the bedrooms of the state? What my neighbour does in the privacy of his bedroom isn't my business, but politicians and their families bring out my inner voyeur.
guardian.co.uk, 31 december 2008
