THE TRAGEDY OF THERESA.

The tragedy of Theresa
 May - in five acts
 Theresa May has been in power for a year CREDIT:
 JUSTIN SUTCLIFFE
 By James Kirkup
 8 JULY 2017 • 7:00AM
 he Roman poet Horace said a play
 should not be shorter or longer than
 five acts. The German scholar Gustav
 Freytag defined those acts for the modern
 age. As Theresa May is poised to mark her
 first year as Prime Minister, most would
 agree that it has been quite a remarkable 12
 months - in five acts she has manged to
 produce a true drama.
 Act I: The Exposition
 The protagonist is introduced
 It is now hard to remember, yet vital to
 recall, that Theresa May took the Tory
 crown not by triumph but by default. Every
 other claimant removed himself or herself
 from contention: David Cameron quit after
 failing over Europe. Boris Johnson quit after
 failing to convince Michael Gove he was
 serious about Brexit. Andrea Leadsom quit
 after failing to realise that common decency
 demands you don’t try to score political
 points over the fact that someone doesn’t
 have children .
 So Mrs May, found herself playing

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