Nelson’s Speech. Winnie’s Glasses. A Nation’s Hero.
Speaking in Cape Town after his release from 20 years imprisonment Nelson Mandela made his first speech wearing Winnie Mandela’s glasses. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sarah Palin: A Hand to Mouth Existence?
Sarah Palin’s uses an age-old prompting technique for her speech at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville. Continue reading
Benchmarks for Britain. Osborne Speaks Out
George Osborne delivers a well-worked speech at the London School of Economics setting out Eight Benchmarks for Britain. Continue reading
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A Death Worth Dying For. Terry Pratchett’s Dimbleby Speech
“A death worth dying for” was Sir Terry Pratchett’s call to action in his speech at the 2010 Richard Dimbleby lecture. Speaking at the Royal College of Physicians in London, Sir Terry’s speech explored the case for assisted death and how society will need to change its approach to an ageing population. Continue reading
Words: A Fatal Attraction
I’m not usually inspired by the indulgent emails purporting to come from war widows or orphans domicile in Nigeria, Sierra Leone or the Congo. Typically they are mendacious and often very dangerous. Rarely funny. But the one that I received … Continue reading
