Oh Oliver. Know your #Shakespeare, especially on his birthday.
The speech continues: “this England… is now leased out …bound in with shame,
With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds:
That England, that was wont to conquer others,
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.”
The speech continues: “this England… is now leased out …bound in with shame,
With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds:
That England, that was wont to conquer others,
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.”
https://twitter.com/oliverdowden/status/1517770600923774976
This from a former Culture Secretary. Honestly. It’s government by fridge magnet
The full text of John of Gaunt’s great ‘scandal’ speech, from Richard II Act 2 scene 1: 
The much missed Alfred Burke played Gaunt at @TheRSC in 2000. He was 82. The deep fury and sadness he found in this speech shook me every night as I stood in the wings, waiting to come on.
He could have told this lot a thing or two about the state of the nation
He could have told this lot a thing or two about the state of the nation
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