Please note the time and venue for this event has changed from the printed programme. If you have already purchased tickets, you will be contacted by the Box Office in due course.
Vernon Bogdanor – Making the Weather
Making the Weather is the story of six post-war politicians, all of whom exerted an outsized influence on the political life of the UK.
Six post-war politicians, all of whom exerted an outsized influence on the political life of the UK but never led the country – despite shaping the national politics more than most Prime Ministers. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Roy Jenkins, Tony Benn, Enoch Powell, Keith Joseph and Nigel Farage. Each man achieved such prominence and influence despite not being the leader (yet) – how? And what next, for the one person who might yet still become UK Prime Minister?
Chaired by Richard Moss
“[An] intelligent and thoughtful set of essays … Bogdanor’s book is revelatory.” – Simon Heffer, Telegraph
“Written with cool objectivity … [a] thought-provoking book.” – Max Hastings, Sunday Times
Booking Information
- Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Friday 27th of February. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 2nd March.
- Our concession tickets are available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.
- Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: boxoffice@queenshall.co.uk.
- Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.
- All bookings are subject to a booking fee of £1.50 per transaction.
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