Nov 12 – Lit Fest Highlights: Peter Hennessy - Gibraltar Lecture: The State of the Nation - The Future of British Politics
Peter Hennessy - Gibraltar Lecture: The State of the Nation - The Future of British Politics
Saturday 15 November 2014
2:00pm
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: John Mackintosh Hall
Ticket Price: £10
Britain’s leading contemporary historian Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield talks about the state of the nation and the future of British politics. It has been a tumultuous time in British politics with a severe recession followed by a coalition government, rise of UKIP and the recent referendum on Scottish independence. Few now dare to predict the outcome of next May’s General Election. So, how does the British nation stand today and what will the political landscape look like over the next few years?
Hennessy is Attlee Professor of Contemporary History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is author of many bestselling works including Whitehall; Never Again: Britain 1945-51, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize; Having it so Good; The Secret State; and The Prime Minister. His recent books include Distilling the Frenzy – a look at the main trends of the post-war era, including Britain’s impulse to punch above its weight, the desire for nuclear weapons, the contrasting styles and achievements of prime ministers from Attlee to Cameron, and the success and failure of constitutional reform – and Establishment and Meritocracy, in which he questions whether there is a British establishment and whether anyone can join it.
Hennessy has been a crossbench peer since 2010 and is a former Whitehall lobby correspondent.
He has worked as a journalist for The Times, The Financial Times and The Economist, and co-founded the Institute of Contemporary British History.
Lord Hennessy will be introduced by the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo.
For tickets, visit: http://gibraltarliteraryfestival.com/literature-events/2014/november-15/gibraltar-lecture-the-state-of-the-nation-the-future-of-british-politics
