How To Write A Great Political Speech

<p>Sixty years ago Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which went onto shape modern America. Hugo Rifkind asks a panel of former Downing Street speechwriters what makes King's speech so good, and what lessons Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer can learn from the great orators of political history.</p><br><p>Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Zoe Strimpel on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/theresa-may-book-the-abuse-of-power-extract-2kkkbc9jg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Theresa May's new book</a>,<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/virtue-still-plays-a-role-in-a-healthy-society-wppn0dlbj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;the rights and wrongs of preaching "virtues"</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/disbelief-reading-festival-ban-cultural-appropriation-clothes-leeds-kq88vmg79" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what to wear at a music festival</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>