Tag: uk
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Political Rhetoric and Speechwriter ‘Tricks’
How the art of political rhetoric is regarded differently in Britain and America: In the US, the act of speechwriting has gained an almost mythical status. As keepers of the president’s words, the speechwriters are at the centre of government and are objects of fascination. It is a little different in Westminster. There are no…
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UK Bank Holidays
Today is the May Day Bank Holiday here in the UK, so I thought I would look at the history of why we have these public holidays. I was sure that the commonly held belief of why ‘bank holidays’ are so called was incorrect, and it appears that Wikipedians confirm this assumption: “Bank holidays are often assumed to…