Midlothian Campaign

Janet Downs: Gove invokes Gladstone – and then repeats data known to be flawed

Mr Gove, the orator, invoked the spirit of another famous orator, Gladstone, in his recent Cambridge speech. He described how Gladstone flattered the intelligence of his audience by speaking of Pericles, Virgil and Dryden and how such a speech couldn’t be made today because politicians and the electorate are too thick to appreciate such erudition. In his Midlothian Campaign, Gladstone spoke ... read more and comment →