I don't think this was posted. Just three days to the deadline, sadly. The subject matter is beyond my scope, but others might give it a try:
No. 2606: Premier poetry
It was mischievously suggested that Gordon Brown might have turned to former poet laureate Andrew Motion in order to inject a bit of poetic oomph into his speeches. You are invited to imagine GB turning for inspiration to other poets or authors and submit an extract from the resulting speech (16 lines/150 words maximum). Entries to ‘Competition 2606’ by 23 July or email
lucy@spectator.co.uk.