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  • Billy Bragg, Henry Porter, Philippe Sands

    Power Inquiry 1

    In this first Power Inquiry session examining the nature of democracy in Britain, the singer Billy Bragg, author of The Progressive Patriot, is joined by Observer and Vanity Fair journalist Henry Porter and Professor Philippe Sands QC. Chaired by New Statesman editor John Kampfner.

    Hay Festival 2007, Sunday 27 May 2007, 8.30pm

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  • David Owen talks to John Kampfner

    In Sickness and in Power

    David Owen talks to John Kampfner about Illness in Heads of Government During the Last 100 Years.

    Hay Festival 2008, Saturday 31 May 2008, 2.30pm

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  • John Kampfner

    Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty

    Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity? Chaired by Francine Stock.

    Hay Festival 2010, Sunday 30 May 2010, 2.30pm

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  • John Kampfner, Helena Kennedy, Philippe Sands, Ann Clwyd and David House

    The Index on Censorship Platform: The Case of Bradley Manning

    The Chief Executive of Index, the Chair of the all-party Human Rights group at Westminster and a panel of leading British lawyers dicsuss Private Bradley Manning, currently being held at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas on 24 charges, including 'aiding the enemy'. They consider the US Government’s reaction to the WikiLeaks scandal and the Rule of Law. They will be joined by David House, regular visitor to Bradley Manning since his detention.

    Hay Festival 2011, Sunday 29 May 2011, 4pm

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  • Salman Rushdie, Niklas Frank, Elif Shafak, Tishani Doshi and Jim Al-Khalili talk to John Kampfner

    Hay 25 - The Way We Live Now 1

    In this first conversation about our big anniversary project, the panel discuss 3 of the 25 questions:
     
    What freedoms are you prepared to trade for security?
    If you became the leader of your country what would you fix first?
    We’re building a library of literature, music and cinema. Which one book, film and album would you contribute to it?

    Hay Festival 2012, Saturday 2 June 2012, 7pm

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  • James Daunt, Dylan Jones, Kate Wilson and Simon Morrison talk to Gaby Wood

    Business Breakfast - The Future of Books

    The Waterstones, GQ and Nosy Crow masterminds realise the paper and digital future of books with the Googles' Head of Copyright Policy and the Telegraph’s Head of Books.

    Hay Festival 2012, Sunday 3 June 2012, 9am

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  • Timothy Garton Ash talks to John Kampfner

    freespeechdebate.com

    The distinguished author of The File and Facts Are Subversive introduces the ten founding principles of his new global Free Speech project and demonstrates its international reach with Google's Free Speech advisor.

    Hay Festival 2012, Sunday 3 June 2012, 9.45pm

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  • Arundhathi Subramaniam, Irfan Husain and Tahmima Anam talk to John Kampfner

    India / Pakistan / Bangladesh

    What’s the state of Freedom of Expression on the subcontinent? How will technology affect it? And whose truths and languages can be heard?
     

    Hay Festival 2012, Monday 4 June 2012, 8.30pm

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