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February 13, 2005
Macbeth
The Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone is proposing the rehabilitation of Macbeth for his 1000th birthday - that’s Macbeth’s not Alex Johnstone’s.
Historical assessments are normally the job of historians not legislators. The Pope does this kind of thing, and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union used to be expert at it, but should Holyrood get involved? As far as I know, Westminster have not been debating whether or not Richard III was a nice man.
Should we be protecting ancient reputations, when actual heritage sites are neglected and allowed to deteriorate?
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4232221.stm
Posted by Simon Holledge at February 13, 2005 05:46 PM
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