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On the 24th and 25th of February at the Winchester Discovery Centre, The Winchester Speakers Festival brings together some of the most exciting speakers in the UK.
Sir Oliver Letwin, the former Minister for Government Policy, explains how the central ideas of the modern conservative party came into being and what needs to happen next to make the country a better place to live.
Polly Toynbee and David Walker, The Guardian columnist and the former Director of Public Reporting at the Audit Commission respectively, explain how the British state has been systematically attacked and dismembered and the effects of this on us all.
Theodore Dalrymple, a retired physician and celebrated writer who practiced his career in an inner-city hospital and prison, tells of his encounters with modern criminals which he believes are reflective of the dysfunction within 'modern' culture.
Coline Covington, who is former Chair of the British Psychoanalytical Council, explains why people do evil.
Professor Martin Kemp of Oxford University, one the world's leading experts on Leonardo da Vinci, sheds new light on the stories behind the Mona Lisa and the artist himself.
Professor Richard English, an expert on terrorism, asks the question: Does terrorism actually work?
Damien Lewis, the former war reporter and bestselling author, tells the story of the SAS Ghost Patrol mission when the special forces donned Nazi uniforms to perpetrate the most audacious mission of the entire war
Denis McShane, former Minister for Europe, explains why 'Brexit' will not mean full rupture with Europe.
Andrew Monaghan, Director of Research on Russia and Northern European Defence and Security at Pembroke, Oxford, returns to explain the Russian strategic agenda.
Donald MacIntyre, the Independent's former Jerusalem bureau chief, explains the situation in Gaza.
Nicholas Rankin, who was Chief Producer for BBC World Service shows how Gibraltar was the pivotal place in WW2 and how if Hitler had taken it, he may well have won the war.
John Andrews, a former senior foreign correspondent for The Economist, returns to give an update on conflict in the world and an insight into the world's troublespots and what might happen next.
To book tickets and for more information, please go to see The Winchester Speakers Festival's Website.
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