Industrial revolution began in Manchester, says Obama
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- Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:15
- Written by Jonathan Walker
President Obama has delivered a moving speech to Parliament, addressing both the Commons and the Lords gathered together in Westminster Hall.
He hasn't always been portrayed as a friend of the United Kingdom, so I thought it was interesting that he chose to portray America's commitment to democracy and civil rights as a continuation of a political tradition which began in England and Britain.
It's hardly a new idea, but it contrasts sharply with an alternative view of the United States as something new and unique in the history of the world.