A colombian novelist and he said to me, i only really was able to write about my country and the things that really mattered to me when i left it, when i had a little bit of Space And Distance and freedom to actually express what i really thought. But youve always felt free enough from within. Orfoolish enough one or the other to say whatever i wanted to say at any given time. Yeah, um. So i think it was difficult in the deep past for writers to write from within the country. And a lot of people do thrive in exile. Ilike to. Write about people who leave and come back. But there is an aspect of return in a lot of the fiction. And i live in ireland, but for a long time i was quite averse to writing as an irish writer, so i was kind of in contention with the tradition rather than writing from inside it. And also, you know, it is a relatively small country, in terms of population size, and its quite intimate in that, you know, if you have extended family, as you do, you tend to know a lot
How about going to hannityni and tonight, an official segregated Campaigght Ann Eventd white dudes. But Kamala Harris is raisingr eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. Coming up, our Frien Din Jimmy will weigh in on this this unusual Zoom Call with Dlist Hollywood elite wannabes and a bunch of has been politicians. Also, well bring you highlights from Todayianss Senate Hearing on the most unbelievable Securite Y Breakdon during the Assassination Attempt against President Trump. It is even worse, we originally thought. But first, we begin with an important Messagportant E from the Harris Campaign. They have kindly now requestedry that every american disregard any and everything pretty much m Kamala Harris has everal said a done. And instead, they want you to focus on their candidate s sudden, miraculous Election Year Convert en masse of major issues. Heres a whole new person, apparently. Amazing. What a transformation. In fact, todaymation in atlantan kamala, well, sported a brandd new so
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Convention onjust a america great again. Right . And our convention on just a little while ago in milwaukee on thursday, it was my tremendous honour to officially accept the republican nomination for president of the united states. And i used to say it in 2016 and i meant it 100 but i mean it even more now because this country has gone wrong, we are failing nation right now, this will be the most important election in the history of our country, we cannot let It Slip by, we cannot let people cheat, we cannot let this slip by because i do have other things i could be doing, it would be easier, though i would rather be with you than sitting on some boring beach watching the waves come in. I would rather be. Actually, i would. Come in. I would rather be. Actually, iwould. I come in. I would rather be. Actually, i would. I think that is one of the reasons we have been so successful together, you know i mean that, too. But we are going to make our country more successful than ever before. E
Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. Whoever first said that politics and sport shouldn t mix, well, they were wasting their breath. They ve always mixed. And why wouldn t they, given the huge part that sport plays in our culture? right now, england is consumed by an agonising debate about racism in football after three black players on the national team were targeted for vile abuse, but it affects other sports, too. This is lords, the headquarters of english cricket. My guest today is the former west indian fast bowler michael holding, who has become a prominent voice confronting racism. But is this a fight that sport can win? michael holding, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you, stephen. It is pretty much exactly a year since you used your platform as a cricket commentator to speak with great eloquence and passion about the continued damage being done to society by racism. Now, in the year since then, do you see any signs of progress? definitely. I see quite a few signs of