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Full Transcript of President Trump’s RNC 2020 speech
President Donald Trump: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Friends, delegates and distinguished guests, please. I stand before…
The work from home brigade should be careful what they wish for
No more commuting. An end to irritating conversations with slightly dull colleagues. The boss can’t monitor how much time you…
Leaked letter: Boris Johnson rejects Trump on Iran sanctions
A leaked letter to the UN Security Council shows that the British government has rejected the US position on Iran’s…
Protesters are clearing a path for Trump
‘This city is not going to stop burning itself down until they [the protesters] know that this officer has been…
Ed Davey can make the Lib Dems liberal again
It seems as though Layla Moran’s offer to make the Lib Dems ‘more radical than Labour’ has been decisively rejected.…
What Ed Davey's election means for the Lib Dems
For many Lib Dems, this leadership election felt like an existential choice. The party is now on its fourth leader…
An off-the-shelf insect repellent could help kill Covid-19
Should we be spraying surfaces, and ourselves, with an off-the-shelf mosquito repellent to tackle the spread of Covid-19? The Ministry…
Nine lessons from the Republican and Democrat conventions
What’s the bottom line so far? The Democrats think they will win by making the race a referendum on Donald…
The French are baffled by the BBC's Rule Britannia censorship
From 1940 to 1944, the Vichy regime set aside France’s 150-year-old rousing national anthem La Marseillaise for Maréchal nous voilà,…
Kristi Noem, first female president?
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley effectively launched her 2024 presidential campaign during her Monday night speech at the Republican National…
Where is Biden’s post-convention bounce?
Convention season ain’t over till the dead cat bounces. A dead cat bounce, as followers of the animal spirits of…
Donald Trump is still the greatest show on Earth
‘Keep America Great’ is President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election slogan and it sounds off. The phrase doesn’t have the same…
We are all Rachel Dolezal now
As late as 2014, most Americans felt there was no need for the country to make any changes to address…
The new cladding scandal that could bankrupt a generation
Within the next year or two, I could go bankrupt. My mistake: to join a government-backed affordable housing scheme and…
Will the next U-turn be on face masks at work?
There’s a new trend emerging when it comes to Covid-19 policy: where Scotland leads, England follows. In recent weeks, decisions…
Has this Brazilian city reached herd immunity without lockdown?
Throughout the Covid crisis, the international response to the disease has rested on a simple assumption: that none of us…
World Rugby's trans women ban is a wise idea
By the time I was 15, I had put two rugby players in hospital. I broke the arm of one…
It's time for Boris to back Israel
Dominic Raab has visited Israel for his first trip as Foreign Secretary. By all accounts, he was made very welcome,…
What is the point of Boris Johnson's Tory party?
It was way back in 2003 that the journalist Peter Hitchens first declared the Conservative party to be ‘useless’. Peter’s…
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Let’s be real, the warm-up acts are never the draw. For every Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees (true story)…
Melania’s moment
Free Melania? She made her jailbreak tonight. Whether or not President Trump wins re-election, she was out to save, as…
Honest Abe? Lincoln Project hit with plagiarism allegations
The Lincoln Project may soon have to change its name to the ‘Don’t-Link-Back Project’. The anti-Trump political action committee has…
The GOP’s ‘Great American Story’ will play well at the ballot box
I can’t prove it, but it would not surprise me to discover that the architects of the Republican convention had…
The difference between the RNC and the DNC, according to the Trump campaign
The Republican National Convention kicked off last night with big ratings — the C-SPAN livestream broadcast of the event had…
The Republicans have a race problem
Congratulations to Sen. Tim Scott for delivering one of the best speeches on the opening night of the Republican meta-convention,…
