The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 19.0408  Wednesday, 16 July 2008

From:       Susanne Greenhalgh <
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Date:       Wednesday, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:27 +0100
Subject:    Shakespeare and Knife Crime

The colourful new mayor of London, Boris Johnson, cited the death of Mercutio 
while giving evidence before a Parliamentary committee on the recent spate of 
knife killings in London. See The Guardian for a report 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/15/knifecrime.justice -- also Simon 
Hoggart's political sketch column in today's Guardian(16/7/08).

Susanne Greenhalgh


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