This poem was written in October 2012, on hearing the news that “The Naked Rambler”, Stephen Gough, has been released from a Scottish prison after many\u00a0years in jail for breach of the peace and contempt of court.<\/p>\n
Today, three years later, I read this excellent article (\u00a0ttp:\/\/barristerblogger.com\/2015\/10\/26\/free-the-naked-rambler\/ <\/a>) by Matthew Scott, a man who has represented Stephen Gough in court. \u00a0This is a most thought provoking quote from the piece: “But for all that he is a prisoner of conscience whose treatment shames the nation”.<\/p>\n In short, if he spends another day in prison, or worse still eventually dies there, we should all hang our heads in shame.<\/p>\n ~ ~ ~ ~<\/p>\n Stephen Gough, Steven Gough, Up here the strict rule is The people of Brighton For your bare naked frame This poem was written in October 2012, on hearing the news that “The Naked Rambler”, Stephen Gough, has been released from a Scottish prison after many\u00a0years in jail for breach of the peace and contempt of court. Today, three years later, I read this excellent article (\u00a0ttp:\/\/barristerblogger.com\/2015\/10\/26\/free-the-naked-rambler\/ ) by Matthew Scott, a man who has … Continue reading The Naked Rambler<\/span>
\nHave you not had enough,
\nYou\u2019ve been rambling for years in the nuddy.
\nIn England that\u2019s fine,
\nAlmost all of the time,
\nBut Scots\u2019 law is more fuddy duddy.<\/p>\n
\nNo showing of goolies,
\nA concept you seem to find foreign.
\nSo north of the border,
\nTo maintain public order,
\nCould you not wear a thong or a sporran?<\/p>\n
\nAre fairly enlightened!
\n(Or maybe just some of the rudest?)
\nThey\u2019ve a section of beach
\nWhere banana and peach,
\nCan be proudly displayed by the nudist.<\/p>\n
\nAnd your media fame?
\nSix years as Her Majesty\u2019s lodger!
\nThat seems a bit strong,
\nA sentence so long,
\nJust for failing to cover the todger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"