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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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JUN 21
An evening of Provocations with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, James Bloodworth, Claire Fox and Ziauddin Sardar
Join Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, James Bloodworth, Claire Fox and Ziauddin Sardar for an evening of Provocations at Waterstones Piccadilly. Provocations is a groundbreaking series of short polemics composed by some of the most intriguing voices in contemporary culture and edited by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Sharp, intelligent and controversial, Provocations provides...
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JUN 17
Isabel Oakeshott at Borders Book Festival
People call the Prime Minister lots of things, as this notorious and unauthorised biography reveals. Isabel Oakeshott traces David Cameron’s rise from television PR man to member of parliament, leader of his party and eventually leader of the country. Several revelations in Call Me Dave including something about a pig, or was it pigheadedness, have...
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JUN 16
Kenny MacAskill at Waterstones Glasgow
FREE event call 01413329105 to reserve your place asap. Join former Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill MSP as he discusses his definitive account of the atrocity and aftermath of The Lockerbie Bombing. On 21 December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 departed London Heathrow for New York. Shortly after take-off, a bomb detonated, killing all aboard...
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MAY 31
Kenny MacAskill at Blackwells Edinburgh
Blackwall's Edinburgh presents...Kenny MacAskill : The Lockerbie Bombing Join former Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill MSP for the launch of his definitive account of the atrocity and aftermath of The Lockerbie Bombing. On 21 December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 departed London Heathrow for New York. Shortly after take-off, a bomb detonated, killing...
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