David Frum is a Republican intellectual and a former speech writer to President George W Bush.

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But he's since had so much exposure and practice that he now actually just is a really good speech writer.

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Now he just is a really good emotive speech writer.

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And the question really is, is Craig in effect a speech writer because he's learned the right techniques and applies them really well, or is it a step beyond that?

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But Philip Collins, a former speech writer for Tony Blair, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Cameron's analysis was "about 20 years out of date" and the plans were "effectively reinstating" the Schools Sports Partnership programme - set up by Labour, and cut by the Tories in 2010.

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Mr Bush, then governor of Texas, offered him the job of chief speech-writer at their first meeting back in 1999.

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ET, the feed went dark during an acceptance speech by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.

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The UK's Christopher Nolan is also nominated in this category for Inception, as is David Seidler - the British-American writer of The King's Speech.

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Stuart Taylor, a legal writer, argues that the court should have ruled more narrowly, unzipping speech by ideological groups but keeping the curbs on for-profit corporations.

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