Tag: Kennedy

A selective history of appeasement

sunderkatwala Sun Nov 23, 2008 at 12:09:21 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Peter Oborne makes a strange argument that appointing Caroline Kennedy as US Ambassador would "insult Britain". He attacks her grandfather Joe Kennedy as pro-Hitler and appeasement as Ambassador in London from 1938 to 1940. Is the Daily Mail quite the right place to make that argument? 



Teddy Kennedy in da hall

malcolmclark Tue Aug 26, 2008 at 02:36:42 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The crowd in the Big Tent is applauding and shouting.  The crowd in the Convention Hall (on screen sadly) has just gone wild.  Senator Edward Kennedy is making a personal live appearance on the podium. The atmosphere is amazing. Wow, this is powerful stuff, full of poignancy and meaning.  He's just promised he'll be on the Senate floor come January. He really is in superb form in his speech. Anybody out there still up in the UK, make sure you are watching.




Persuade Nick Clegg to run

Wilberforce Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 11:10:09 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Help Nick Clegg make up his mind to run for Lib Dem leadership.



Kennedy says politicians have lost the people's trust.

Mike Ion Fri Aug 04, 2006 at 02:00:56 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

In a candid piece for the Guardian's Comment is Free section Charles Kennedy argues that the 'focus group' approach to politics is preventing the mature debate of key issues, particularly at election times.