Previous events
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OCT 04
Gyles Brandreth at the Ilkley Literature Festival
Gyles Brandreth will be at the Ilkley Literature Festival to talk about his book Breaking the Code. They say all political careers end in tears – in Gyles Brandreth’s case it’s tears of laughter as the author and broadcaster, One Show reporter, Just A Minute regular, former MP and government whip, opens up his Westminster diary to take us on a no-holds...
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SEP 30
Michael Smith at the Henley Literary Festival
Michael Smith will be at the Henley Literary Festival to talk about The Secret Agent’s Bedside Reader. A Festival favourite returns. The former intelligence officer and leading authority on the history of Britain’s spies has collected a series of thrilling and absorbing stories by some of the greatest spies and spy writers. From Ian Fleming, MI6 traitor...
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SEP 29
Vicky Pryce in conversation with BBC TV presenter Simon Hall
Prisonomics – Behind Bars in Britain’s Failing Prisons In March 2013, economist Vicky Pryce was sentenced to eight months in prison for accepting her ex-husband, former MP Chris Huhne’s penalty points on her driving licence some ten years earlier. After a very public trial, she was sent first to Holloway and then to East Sutton Park prison near Maidstone...
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SEP 27
Dick Taverne at the Soho Literary Festival
Tony Benn: Loony or Lion? Chris Mullin and Dick Taverne, chaired by Michael White. Harold Wilson said of Tony Benn, the most controversial politician of the post-war era: ‘He immatured with age.’ No-one could have done more damage to the Labour party, he loved so much. And yet, his courage and honesty won him many fans from both sides of the house....
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SEP 16
Pam Warren talks about From Behind the Mask
The harrowing image of Pam Warren’s charred and swollen face encased in a plastic mask became the grim incarnation of the tragedy that was the Paddington Rail Crash of 1999. Almost 15 years later, “the lady in the mask” tells her inspirational and heart-rending story. Pam tells how the crash impacted her life, how it affected the relationships with those...
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SEP 15
The Too Difficult Box: The Big Issues Politicians Can't Crack with Charles Clarke
Charles Clarke, author of Too Difficult Box, will be at Policy Exchange to discuss his book, a collection of essays that shed light on the difficult situations that politicians try to avoid. Some problems facing our society continue to defy the efforts of successive governments. It’s no secret that many difficult long-term issues are simply set aside...
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SEP 14
Secret Scientists and Spies: Nigel West & Taylor Downing Talk to Paula Kitching
Top secret activities are a vital to the successful outcome of modern warfare. In 1921, MI5 commissioned a detailed review of its First World War operations. Bestselling writer and historian Nigel West’s MI5 in the Great War is a version of that top-secret history, edited and brought up to date. Taylor Downing’s Secret Warriors delves into previously...
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AUG 28
Referendum Debate at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street
Referendum Question Time with Jim Murphy, Alan Cochrane and James Dornan Come and join us at Waterstones in Sauchiehall Street with Jim Murphy MP, James Dornan MSP, Jamie Maxwell, George Keravan, Alan Cochrane and award winning author Sara Sheridan (chair) for an evening of debate.. This is the perfect opportunity to ask your questions from both sides...
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AUG 28
Lord Fowler at Prowler, Soho
Norman Fowler, Health Secretary under Margaret Thatcher, defied all odds by driving through a ground-breaking health campaign AIDS Don’t Die of Ignorance. It’s fair to say his work has helped saved thousands, if not millions, of lives. You can meet Lord Fowler in person at Prowler Soho, buy his incredible new book AIDS Don’t Die of Prejudice and discover...
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AUG 19
Michael Waterhouse with Tam Dalyell
The Man Who Took Britain to War ‘I hate war!’ These were the words uttered by Sir Edward Grey in 1914 after persuading the House of Commons that war was inevitable. Did the hapless Foreign Secretary allow the world to sleepwalk into global conflict? Or was he a genuinely good man faced with an impossible task? The veteran politician Tam Dalyell interviews...
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