George Bush Snr Articles

There are ways Donald Trump could win the White House, writes Robert Philpot The image of the words ‘Trump’ gaudily emblazoned above the Truman Balcony must be one of the most frightening sights in the western world. It is one that will make many yearn for the...

In 1988, then vice-president George HW Bush made a speech at his party’s national convention accepting the party’s nomination for president. The most famous line from this speech was a clear unequivocal pledge – ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’ The pledge was credited,...

The 2012 US election season begins on January 3 when Iowa becomes the first state to hold contests to decide who will be the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates in November. While Barack Obama will be renominated as the Democratic contender, the...

This week's column below: In the week of the anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to reassert something important and to my mind, self-evident, but sadly politically contentious.  That is that the reaction to the 9/11 terrorist attacks by Tony Blair and George Bush was the...