Posts Tagged ‘Event’

Deborah Mattinson, Polly Toynbee and Tessa Jowell MP discuss why we need a new politics at the RSA

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

The RSA recently played host to another brilliant Biteback event, with author of Talking to a Brick Wall… Deborah Mattinson taking to the stage to discuss her views on the role of focus groups, her analysis of the 2010 campaign and her opinion on where Labour, and the voter-politician relationship, can go from here. Joined by Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee and Tessa Jowell MP, the event was one of lively discussion and debate, which you can listen to here.

Talking to a Brick Wall: How New Labour stopped listening and why we need a new politics is available to buy here.

Francis Beckett analyses the impact of the babyboomers at the RSA

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Recently Biteback author Francis Beckett presented his analysis of the babyboomers’ impact to an audience at the Royal Society of Arts. Why did sixties radicalism decay so quickly? How did we reach the situation where the benefits enjoyed by the babyboomers – free healthcare, schooling, university education, mortgages and pensions – are denied to the youth of today? Hear what Francis had to say by clicking here.

Francis Beckett’s What did the Baby Boomers ever do for us? is available to buy here.

CORRECTION: Nicholas Jones, Gants Hill Event on Wednesday 21st July

Monday, July 19th, 2010

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Former BBC political correspondent, Nicholas Jones, will be discussing his new book, Campaign 2010: The Making of the Prime Minister at Gants Hill Library, on the evening of Wednesday 21st July, from 7.30pm, not Tuesday 20th as previously suggested.

The venue is Gants Hill, 490 Cranbrook Road, IG2 6LA. Nick’s talk will be followed by a Q&A, and copies of the book will be on sale on the night. Entry is £2.50. Book ahead on 02087089206.

Nicholas Jones and Campaign 2010: The Making of the Prime Minister, at Gants Hill Library

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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Former BBC political correspondent, Nicholas Jones, will be discussing his new book, Campaign 2010: The Making of the Prime Minister at Gants Hill Library, on the evening of Tuesday 20th July, from 7.30pm.

The venue is Gants Hill, 490 Cranbrook Road, IG2 6LA. Nick’s talk will be followed by a Q&A, and copies of the book will be on sale on the night. Entry is £2.50. Book ahead on 02087089206.

“The UK Election and the People’s Verdict: A Vote Against Spin?”

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Nicholas Jones, author of the forthcoming Campaign 2010, features at a public discussion “The UK Election and the People’s Verdict: A Vote Against Spin?”

The general election delivered many surprises and confounded pundits. The vote resulted in the first coalition government in the UK since the Second World War. Apart from traditional media, tweeters, bloggers and social networking sites went into overdrive. We had Cleggmania, Bigot-gate and furious spinning in the media. But what did the election result say about the public’s view of media coverage? A panel of influential politicians and commentators will share their views. Chaired by Robin Lustig, BBC Presenter, Nicholas Jones together with Michael Dobbs, Lord Dholakia, Stephen Pound and Sunny Hundal offer their thoughts.

Date: Monday 7 June 2010
Venue: Commonwelath Parliamentary Association Room, Palace of Westminster
Time: 6-8.30 pm.

CAMPAIGN 2010 by Nicholas Jones is due out the end of June 2010.

Shahrar Ali event

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Shahrar Ali, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Brent Central and author of Why Vote Green, will be speaking at a public meeting on Tuesday 2 March at 7.30pm in Willesden Green Library Centre. Shahrar will talk about the need for humans to face up to the climate change challenge on both a local and global scale through radical social and political action. The event, entitled “After Copenhagen: How do we fight Climate Change?”, is organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change and is open to all.

Tim Coates Event

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Tim Coates, author of Delane’s War, will be speaking about the book at the Idea’s Store Whitechapel
Tuesday 8th December at 7pm

Entry is free

Idea’s Store
321 Whitechapel Road
London, E1 1BU