Speeches

E&OE……………………….…………………………………………………………………………… I’m speaking tonight, not just as fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs, but as patron of Worldwide Support for Development, that’s sponsoring this event. That’s one of the many charities, of Dr Haruhisa Handa, one of the world’s serious philanthropists, whom you might...

E&OE……………………….…………………………………………………………………………… One of the upsides of being a recovering politician, indeed a former PM, is that you can say what needs to be said in ways that incumbents sometimes can’t. The AUKUS submarine deal, to provide Australia with British or American nuclear-powered subs, is the...

E&OE……………………….…………………………………………………………………………… Originally published in the Spectator Normally, if the response to a speech of mine was that it had been a ‘despicable and insane performance’ from a ‘failed and pitiful politician’, I’d question what went wrong. But since the comments came from Chinese communists about...