Previous events
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SEP 10
John Plender at Edinburgh Speaker’s Festival
In the West, capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty. The trail blazed by Japan is being followed by other emerging market countries across the globe, creating prosperity on a breath-taking scale. Yet capitalism is unloved and voices compete to point out that the system allows powerful elites to grab an ever larger share of the collective wealth...
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AUG 21
Kenny MacAskill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
UNLOCKING LOCKERBIE In 2009, then Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill controversially granted the release on compassionate grounds of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only man ever convicted for the Lockerbie Bombing in 1988. Now MacAskill has written his own account of the terrorist attack, the trial and the turmoil that has ensued. With forensic detail...
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AUG 13
Malcolm Rifkind at Edinburgh International Book Festival
MEMOIR OF AN EDINBURGH MAN As the longest serving minister of the 20th century, Defence Minister and Foreign Secretary in Thatcher’s government and more recently Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Malcolm Rifkind has witnessed the monumental political moments of recent times. He joins us to share the highs and lows of his astonishing career,...
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JUL 25
Power and Pragmatism by Sir Malcolm Rifkind – An LSE IDEAS public lecture
Chaired by Professor Michael Cox For almost forty years, Malcolm Rifkind served at the forefront of British politics. In this lecture, Sir Malcolm will give a lively account of his years in government and opposition, detailing his involvement in some of recent history’s most important events. This event marks the launch of Sir Malcolm's new book...
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JUL 24
James D. Boys at Lewes Speakers' Festival
Hillary Rising: The Politics, Persona and Policies of a New American Dynasty On 12th April 2015, Hillary Clinton formally announced her intention to run for President, casting herself as the 'champion of everyday Americans'. With universal name recognition and the promise to make history as the first female occupant of the Oval Office, all seems set...
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JUL 22
Malcolm Rifkind at Lewes Speakers' Festival
Politics and Pragmatism: The Memoirs of Malcolm Rifkind Sir Malcolm Rifkind's political career has been glittering and long-lived. He served as a Minister for 18 years which is longer uninterrupted service than anyone since Lord Palmerston in the 19th Century. Informed, stimulating and amusing, Rifkind relates his battles with Margaret Thatcher over...
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JUN 30
An Evening with Kenny MacAskill at Waterstones Kirkcaldy
Former Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill will be in store to talk about his new book, The Lockerbie Bombing.
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JUN 30
Paul Gambaccini at Althorp Literary Festival
Paul Gambaccini chose to live in Great Britain, arriving here at 21 from his home in the United States after winning a scholarship to Oxford. He went on to have a hugely successful career, primarily as a radio presenter. Then, in October 2013, he was arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Yewtree investigation into charges of historic...
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JUN 29
Kenny MacAskill at the Central Library
Join Kenny MacAskill at the Central Library on Wednesday the 29th of June when he will be discussing and signing copies of his book, The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search For Justice.
This is a free event and everyone is most welcome. Tickets are available from the Central Library.
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JUN 27
Kenny MacAskill in conversation with Henry Macleish on The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice
Kenny MacAskill in conversation with Henry Macleish on The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice Four days before Christmas Day in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up in the sky above Scotland. The bombers had planned that the wreckage to have come down over the Atlantic but a delay to the flight resulted in it falling over the south of Scotland...
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