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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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MAR 14
Chris Mullin at Words by the Water
Chris Mullin and Alan Johnson: A Meeting of Ministers No longer in the tent, but not quite out of it, former minister and celebrated diarist Chris Mullin gives his take on the twelve turbulent years since he left Parliament, recounting events from the fall of New Labour to the death of the Queen with his trademark wit and a keen eye for the absurd...
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MAR 13
Penny Mordaunt at Words by the Water
Former Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt celebrates the traditions and values that underpin British life in her latest book, Pomp & Circumstance. An exploration of Britain’s traditions, both ancient and the new, reveals how coronations, national events and local customs provide stability, reinforce identity and foster resilience....
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MAR 06
Michael Heseltine at Farnham Literary Festival
When Michael Heseltine wrote his acclaimed autobiography, Life in the Jungle, he assumed his political career was over. He returned to Haymarket, his publishing business, and intended to explore more of the world and pursue his passions outside politics. His assumption was wrong. David Cameron called him, tentatively at first but gradually with increased...
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MAR 01
In Gaza’s Wake: a conversation chaired by Dave Rich
In a conversation chaired by Dave Rich, three leading writers reflect on Jewish life in the shadow of 7 October and the Gaza war. Drawing on their essays for The Jewish Quarterly, Adam Kirsch examines the new hostility to Zionism and argues for its political – not merely defensive – case; Tanya Gold explores how Holocaust memory is being cheapened and distorted...
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