One from the riverbank

The world has held great heroes
As history books have showed
But never a name went down to fame
Compared with that of Gove!

The clever men at Oxford
Know all there's to be knowed
But none of them know half as much
As intelligent Mr Gove!

The animals sat in the Ark
Their tears in torrents flowed
Who was it said "There's land ahead!"?
Mr Gove!

The world has held great heroes
As history books have showed
But never a name went down to fame
Compared with that of Gove!
Intelligent Mr Gove!
Encouraging Mr Gove!

(With apologies to Kenneth Grahame)

But what have the BBC ever given us?

Perhaps it's time for a remake of this little gem from the archives...

Solway sunset, August 4th 2013

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