Harold Wilson’s Political Home

Harold Wilson’s Political Home

On Friday, September 26th, as delegates were arriving in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference, I was elsewhere in the city. Harold Wilson became the MP for Ormskirk in the Labour landslide of 1945. Various boundary changes turned the constituency into Huyton and...
Gloucester History Festival

Gloucester History Festival

The Gloucester History Festival is celebrating its fifteenth year. The focus in 2025 was once again on music snd heritage as well as books and it has a diverse cast list – Frank Skinner and Celia Imrie were two of my fellow weekend headliners. Jo Durrant of BBC...
Chiswick Book Festival

Chiswick Book Festival

Here I am taking to the stage with Clare Clarke, my interviewer at our Saturday session of the Chiswick Book Festival. We are here to discuss my biography of Harold Wilson. Clare is a brilliant facilitator who has interviewed me before and will be interviewing me...