Macbeth: Gordon Brown Lady Macbeth: Ed Balls Duncan: Tony Blair Banquo: Role currently vacant, butBanquo’s Ghost played by Frank Field Macduff: Alistair Darling Three witches: Charles Clarke, John Reid, David Blunkett First murderer: James Purnell Second murderer: Hazel Blears Third murderer (non-speaking part): Alan Johnson Malcolm: David Cameron Hamlet: David Miliband (er, some mistake, surely?? Ed.) Director: Lord Mandels... hang on a minute, the great impresario doesn’t appear in the programme notes anywhere. But no Labour Party production gets onto the stage without him. So where is he? Is anyone actually running this show? He told the Palestinians unequivocally that violence was wrong. He said that there was an unbreakable bond between America and Israel. He told the Arab states firmly: The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state; to recognize Israel’s legitimacy; and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past. He condemned the persecution of non-Muslims in the Islamic world and urged equal rights for Muslim women. He referred to Iran’s role since 1979 in acts of hostage-taking and violence against U.S. troops and civilians. Now the bad bits – and they were really bad. He revealed...
Friday, 5th June 2009
If it were done when 'tis done...
11:49am
The ‘Scottish Play’, apparently about to reach its tragic denouement, is currently being enacted upon the Westminster stage before a riveted British public. Here’s the cast list:Thursday, 4th June 2009
Obama in Cairo
8:31pm
First, the good bits in Obama’s speech in Cairo.
Friday, 5 June 2009
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