For some information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim im so pleased to welcome my guests Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and i am sure many of you, if not all, have read his work in the pages of the National Review or wall street journal or the associate editor for the spectator. Most recently he wrote the madness of crowds and was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute in early 2018 and that was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Douglas is a Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of all things uk and, i think, the u. S. Im not sure he knew the subjects of his most recent book and this one would come into play so much during this particular moment in time but they have and it is for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome y you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Thank you very much, vanessa. Its a pleasure to be with you and all your members.
I am in added junk to fellow at the Manhattan Institute and your post for the young leader circl circle. I think all of you for taking time to be at this event a day. Both Young Leaders members in our general membership. I am so sorry that we cant all be together in person. Although i very much hope it will be sometime soon. But in the meantime, its nice to connect this way. And stay tuned, the Manhattan Institute is putting together a ton of virtual content that they will be rolling out over the next few months. So look at her in boxes for information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim, i am so pleased to welcome my guests, Douglas Murray to our events. This afternoon. Douglas is a journalist. And i am sure many of you, if not all have read his work in the pages of the wall street journal, the national review, and of course the spectator where he is an associate editor pretty is also an author most recently and 2019 book, the madness of crowds. And he was with us
Next we look back at highlights of the recent parliamentary session in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic including uk relations with russia and china and protest in response to the death of george floyd. From the bbc parliament, this is just about one hour. Welcome for the last few months have not all been about coronavirus, the next half hour we will take a look at the other big story since december. Include lead Boris Johnson gets his brexit parliament. This bill is a lesson of the last parliament and will reject any further delay. He labors a new leader. He has been found out, he gave a question. Also on this program, a new shortlived budget, tensions rise with russia and china, the uks colonial history comes under the spotlight and as new mps make their first, one has struggled to get into politics. I was not initially told that the chances someone like me will be very slim and not to either bother trading. Boris johnson took over from teresa may and july 2019, they are faced th
35 years later during the impeachment trials of president trump, adam schiff asked, where is howard baker . Where the people willing to go beyond their party to look to their duty . Senator baker spoke to delegates. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. Does anyone here think Ronald Reagan ought to be reelected as president of the United States . [applause] i have come to the right place. The democrats have come to a different conclusion. Voting for Walter Mondale. Booing] tremblingmerica is and despairing. While, i thought they were talking about themselves. [laughter] [applause] that is why america will reelect Ronald Reagan and a lot more wills why americans 1984 ct Ronald Reagan in [applause] americas choice this year is not just between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. Between a team that has proven it can succeed. And a team that has proven it can. The Walter Mondale team gave us inflation. A punching bag for a Foreign Policy. The misery. Friends, misery has become a very i
Sure to join the conversation with your calls, texts, and tweets. Announcer as the Republican National Convention Gets Underway tonight, we will hear from prominent speakers from past conventions. Senator howard baker from 1984. Then pat buchanan in 1992. , retired general colin powell in 1996. And former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2012. Howard baker had already been Senate Majority leader for three years when he addressed the 1984 Republican Convention. He became 18 years, known as the great negotiator, including passage of the Clean Air Act and the clean water act. Senator baker was vice chair of the committee that investigated whitewater, president nixon, and members of his administration. 35 years later during the impeachment trials of president trump, intelligence chair adam schiff asked, where is howard baker . Where the people willing to go beyond their party to look to their duty . Senator baker spoke to delegates in dallas. Sen. Baker thank you very much. Late is a