Toby on Tuesday

'This Scepter’d Isle'

In Shakespeare’s Richard II John of Gaunt declares,

 

“This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle,

  This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,

  This other Eden, demi-paradise,

  This fortress built by Nature for herself

  Against infection and the hand of war,

  This happy breed of men, this little world,

  This precious stone set in the silver sea,

  Which serves it in the office of a wall

  Or as a moat defensive to a house

  Against the envy of less happier lands,

  This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”

 

Now today there are too many in both 10 and 11 Downing Street, across Whitehall, working in the BBC and throughout our so-called Establishment, who see Shakespeare’s verses as racist.   They will all be voting Remain on 23rd June.   But if like me you see them as among the greatest glories of our language you must vote Leave, and encourage all your friends to vote Leave, on 23rd June.   Only by doing so can we secure “this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England” for our children and for our grandchildren!

 

Until next Tuesday!

 

Toby