Speakers-2026

Ayesha Hazarika is a broadcaster and columnist who covers politics, culture and social affairs. She…

Matt Goodwin is an academic, author, and broadcaster. The author of eight books, including three…

Maurice Glasman was born in Walthamstow, London in 1961. The third of four children. He…

Hermione Eyre's new novel, Headless Yard, a heartbreaking black comedy about artists in London in…

MICHAEL CONNELLY is the author of forty-three novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Ironwood,…

Lauren Collins was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1980. She is a staff writer…

Edward Chisholm was born in Dorset, England, and moved to Paris in 2012 where he…

James Cahill has worked in the art world and academia for fifteen years. His debut…

Julian Barnes is the author of several books of stories, essays, a translation of Alphonse…

Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP has been Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the…