That segment of Chappell’s speech bears repeating in full: “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy, and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that ...

Senate Democrats have started what they’re promising will be an overnight marathon of speeches to protest Russell Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Vought is ...

Irish jump jockey Michael O’Sullivan was airlifted to hospital after a heavy fall at Thurles that resulted in racing being abandoned on Thursday. O’Sullivan, who burst onto the scene when he ...

Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla founder’s name into the mix for consideration, cited Musk’s “adamant defense of dialogue, free speech and [enabling] the ...

Kerr, the world champion and Olympic silver medallist over 1500m, is also soon jumping aboard an entirely new train with Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track league. First stop this season ...

The picture of Gervais on stage is accompanied by a quote from his speech that night, reading: “You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything.” His post seems to be in response ...

Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, has been making headlines not only for her policies but also for the poignant quotes and phrases she uses in her budget speeches, press conferences ...

Dana Erlich says President will be a distraction as she also criticises Simon Harris President Michael D Higgins and ... plans to deliver the keynote speech at this year’s National Holocaust ...

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally.

Sharren Haskel, who is being tipped as a possible next Israeli ambassador to the UK, spoke to The Independent in the wake of a row which erupted over Irish president Michael Higgins’ speech at a ...