September 2013 The ‘Off the Shelf’ Festival
Matthew Flinders talking about the demonization of politicians and the erosion of citizenship education. Off the Shelf is one of the UK’s most prestigious, innovative, exciting and popular literary festivals. The festival offers a wide-ranging programme of author events, debates, poetry, workshops, walks, talks, exhibitions, storytelling, competitions, events for children and young people and more.
Matthew Flinders Off the Shelf Event
November 2013 Official Launch of Parliament Week 2013
An afternoon of outreach and training activities for young people will lead into a major public debate in the evening involving around five hundred people. The Lords Speaker, Baroness D’Souza, will talk around the themes of public engagement, increasing diversity and the role of the House of Lords today before taking questions from the floor. Streamed live on the internet and chaired by the ITV Political Correspondent, Paul Brand, the event will kick-off a vast range of events across the UK.
The event is free to attend and everyone is welcome but booking is essential. Please email [email protected] to book your seats.
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March 2014 Policy & Politics Annual Lecture, University of Bristol
The Rt. Hon. David Blunkett MP will give the 2014 Policy & Politics Annual Lecture on the theme of ‘The Politics of Political Education’ on behalf of the Crick Centre. David Blunkett is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield and was tutored by Bernard Crick as an undergraduate student.