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MAY 27
Penny Mordaunt in Beliefs are Optional: The Breakdown of Party Loyalty in UK Politics
Do you know who you’re going to vote for at the next election? Or are you one of the millions of people who now describe themselves as politically homeless? Former Downing Street Director of Communications Guto Harri discusses why we’ve lost our loyalty to the traditional parties with Private Eye journalist Adam Macqueen, polling analyst Scarlett Maguire...
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MAY 27
Penny Mordaunt in The News Panel with Gordon Corera, Matthew Hutchinson, Patrick Maguire and Robert Nisbet
The respected security specialist, an NHS doctor-turned-comedian, the former Conservative minister famous for her role at the Coronation and the chief political commentator for The Times have got it covered when it comes to what's really going on behind the headlines. They talk to Robert Nisbet to discuss everything from world affairs to hospital waiting...
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MAY 24
An Evening with Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
In celebration of his 75th birthday, Elgar Festival Patron Julian Lloyd Webber joins forces with his wife and fellow cellist Jiaxin in a fascinating ‘double sided’ programme. With a first half of live music exploring the extraordinary reasons why Bach’s sublime Cello Suites remained unperformed for two hundred years, the second half sees Julian embark...
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MAY 20
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination with Martin Fitzgerald
This is not a book about conspiracies or a lone gunman. This is a book about memory, about how we construct our shared history, and about what happens when your life is defined by a single, fleeting moment. It’s about a group of real people who opted out of the main event before John F. Kennedy was assassinated, only to find themselves accidental witnesses...
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MAY 17
The Unquiet Conservative: Michael Heseltine with Polly Toynbee at Charleston Festival
Few figures in British politics have loomed as large, or proved as unpredictable, as Michael Heseltine. Under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, he was a central player in government across several decades, but rarely a quiet one. Throughout his career, he showed an instinct to break ranks and challenge orthodoxy, often at the expense of his own career...
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MAY 14
Martin Fitzgerald and Neil Atkinson Discuss The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
We welcome author and screenwriter Martin Fitzgerald who joins us to discuss his brilliantly conceived book The Umbrella Man - And Other Stories which pulls apart all we think we know about the assassination of John F Kennedy. Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be downtown, on Main Street. News footage shows office workers leaning...
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MAY 12
Martin Fitzgerald in conversation with Steve Anglesey
Join us we celebrate this refreshing new work on the JFK assassination, from local author, Martin Fitzgerald. Martin will be in conversation with Steve Anglesey (editor of the New World). Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be downtown, on Main Street. News footage shows office workers leaning out of windows, peering at the motorcade...
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MAY 02
Penny Mordaunt at Hexham Book Festival
Penny Mordaunt – Pomp and Circumstance Penny Mordaunt, who in her ceremonial role as Lord President of the Privy Council famously carried the Sword of State and presented the Sword of Offering to King Charles III at his coronation, examines areas of traditional British culture – including the monarchy, Parliament, the law, sport and local traditions, as...
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APR 24
"We Know How to Win": Words of Defiance from Ukraine
Join CEREES and Mile End Institute to celebrate the publication of Words of Defiance by the former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba On Friday 24 April, the Centre for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CEREES) is delighted to welcome Dmytro Kuleba, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine, to Queen...
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MAR 28
Penny Mordaunt at Oxford Literary Festival
Former cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt celebrates the traditions and ceremonies that underpin British life and argues that they promote values, encourage reflection and act as an antidote to nationalism. Mordaunt is co-author with Chris Lewis of Pomp and Circumstance. They explore ancient and new customs, from coronations and national ceremonies...
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