Upcoming events
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APR 24
Cambridge Literary Festival: Tessa Blackstone
Labour member of the House of Lords and former minister for education, Tessa Blackstone joins us to share how she came to write her definitive new biography of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, the undaunted campaigner who dedicated her life to securing the right to vote for women. She led the suffragists, who were distinct from the more well-known suffragettes because they campaigned within the law...
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APR 25
Cambridge Literary Festival: Michael Heseltine
Join this unmissable event with Lord Heseltine, one of our last great statesmen, who has been at the forefront of politics for the past sixty years. In his extraordinary new memoir, From Acorns to Oaks, Lord Heseltine combines reminiscence with a damning assessment of what he considers the grievous self-harm inflicted by Brexit. Above all, he offers...
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APR 27
Gloucester History Festival: Michael Heseltine
Event Details £12 / £6 Livestreamed Michael Heseltine is one of our last great statesmen and has been at the forefront of British politics for 60 years. The former Deputy Prime Minister explores his stellar political career and shares new revelations about his time in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet in the ‘80s, John Major’s government in the ‘90s and more...
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MAY 11
Stratford Literary Festival: Vybarr Cregan-Reid
Two writers share the joy of books and the impact they can have on our lives at a time when the arts are being squeezed out at every level and where book bans in schools and libraries have surged to record highs. Author and broadcaster, Vybarr Cregan-Reid uncovers the profound impact that books have in shaping our reality at a time when their value...
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JUN 07
Everywoman Festival: Theo Clarke
Theo Clarke was the Member of Parliament for Stafford. She chaired the first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in British history and previously set up the All Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma in the House of Commons. She won 'Political Speech of the Year' at the Parliamentarian of the Year Awards and was included in the Top 100 Women...
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