Politics Unpacked

How To Write A Great Political Speech

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. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Zoe Strimpel on <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"> the rights and wrongs of preaching "virtues"</a> and <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>.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.