Tag: Colin Powell
Health: Colin Powell’s death becomes grist for Covid vaccine debates
The Story:
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died last Monday, October 18 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His death was attributed to...
Colin Powell: ‘He was not just my boss, he was my friend’
General Colin Powell (Ret.) talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about working with Vice President Bush under the Reagan administration and working for George H.W. Bush during his presidency. #CNN #News
Powell: Not sure Trump can be a moral leader
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells Fareed Zakaria that he isn't sure President Trump can be a moral leader in the world, and that he hopes Trump comes to the realization that he should stop insulting people.
State of play: David Hare and James Graham talk drama and politics
DH: People tend to ask: do politicians know they’re lying?
JG: I think more of Britishness.
A good joke is what makes you realise what you think and feel.
You, DH, have been writing about Labour for more than 30 years.
We’re licensed in society to admire people who fight on single issues, identity politics, people who stand for their own group, be they women, black, Jewish, Arab.
We don’t know how to use it well enough.
JG: No.
What can political theatre do that political journalism can’t?
DH: People will happily talk to playwrights because they know their views will not be attributed and so they can be honest and not just politicians – I am talking about people in all walks of life.
DH: Yes – what are the next three plays, James?!