Where were you in 1981? What do you remember of this turbulent year in British political history?
On Saturday 3 October at Beverley Literature Festival, Guardian editor Ed Asquith will be interviewing Conservative MP and historian Kwasi Kwarteng, to find out more about the significance of 1981 for Margaret Thatcher’s leadership of both the Conservatives and the country.
What makes this event particularly fascinating is the opportunity it provides to get to know one of the rising stars of the current government. Kwasi Kwarteng is considered one of the new heavy-weights of the Tory party and is an intellectual polymath to boot. A former investment bank financial analyst with a PhD in History from Cambridge University, he entered parliament in 2010 and represents the new Tory right-wing vanguard, with views often opposed to David Cameron, and is frequently referred to as the ‘Black Boris’ of politics...
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