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The Front List: James O'Brien

Monday 12 August 13:30 - 14:30

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With the General Election looming (or at least the possibility of its announcement), the political news cycle is in overdrive. James O’Brien, one of Britain’s leading broadcasters, is among the fiercest critics of contemporary Britain's management by our…
 

Patricia Evangelista: The Terrible Becomes Ordinary

Monday 12 August 14:15 - 15:15

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Language matters, and when we talk about atrocities as if they are commonplace, we start normalising their happening. Award-winning investigative journalist Patricia Evangelista talks to Jen Stout about Some People Need Killing, discussing six years of…
 

Andy Burnham & Steve Rotheram: Another Way – Politics Post-Westminster

Monday 12 August 17:00 - 18:00

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25 years since the Devolution Act, two English city Mayors come together to offer rare insight into politics from outside the Westminster bubble. In Head North, the Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region, Andy Burnham and Steve…
 

Ingrid Robeyns: The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Monday 12 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Why not try? Anton Hur & Shannon Vallor: The Unexpected Consequences of Progress Anton Hur & Shannon Vallor: The Unexpected Consequences of Progress Wed 14 Aug 11:00 - 12:00
 

First Edition

Tuesday 13 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Quality journalism is indispensable. The model of ‘breaking the news’ has changed enormously in recent years, but we’re here to sing the praises of essential stories, well told. In an age of diminishing local resources, global conglomerates, and…
 

Remnants: How to Re-assemble a City

Tuesday 13 August 14:15 - 15:15

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From creating or reinstating design aesthetics in post-colonial countries to thinking about how built environments impact how we live, we’re exploring how we might imagine future spaces that put people first and encourage equality of access. From…
 

Think Tank: Ingrid Robeyns

Tuesday 13 August 15:30 - 17:00

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Why not try? First Edition First Edition Thu 15 Aug 10:00 - 11:00
 

Susie Alegre & Shami Chakrabarti: What Makes Us Human

Tuesday 13 August 17:00 - 18:00

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In a vital conversation two authors examine threats to human rights in the 21st century from different angles. Baroness Shami Chakrabarti’s Human Rights reasserts the case for dignity and universal freedoms in the face of increasing authoritarianism…
 

Robin Niblett & Yuan Yang: Shaping Our Century

Tuesday 13 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Former director of Chatham House, Robin Niblett, who in The New Cold War describes the ongoing geopolitical contest between the US and China. The Financial Times’ Beijing bureau chief Yuan Yang, whose Private Revolutions traces the lives of four Chinese…
 

First Edition

Wednesday 14 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Quality journalism is indispensable. The model of ‘breaking the news’ has changed enormously in recent years, but we’re here to sing the praises of essential stories, well told. In an age of diminishing local resources, global conglomerates, and…