Thursday 18th, 7pm

Richard Booth: Biblioluddism and Beheadings

Hay's controversial King and self-confessed Biblioluddite on why the second-hand book market will save our winter economy  

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Big Ideas podcasts 

Roger Williams MP  

Erstwhile livestock farmer, anti-apartheid activist, school inspector, Chairman of the Brecon Beacons, untrumpeted intellectual polymath -- and Brecon and Radnor MP since 2001 -- Roger Williams kicks off our talks series with a discussion of big ideas themselves and their capacity to influence people's lives and the course of history. Q&A chaired by historian and lifelong Labour activist David Christie.

Big Ideas: Suzy Davies

Community: Is Small Big Enough to be a Big Idea? 

Brecon and Radnor Conservative parliamentary candidate Suzy Davies gets to the core of compassionate conservatism. After the failure of top-down government, Suzy considers alternative approaches via federalism, localism and community action.

Bred and educated in Brecon, Suzy has two law degrees and several careers, from arts management to law and the voluntary sector under her belt. The theoretical apects of her legal background and her wealth of hands-on experience in running many and varied community ventures give Suzy a unique perspective on the reality behind her ideas. This commitment to community and her understanding of its potential should make for a fascinating examination of one of the big ideas in the new politics.

Chris Lloyd - Brecon and Radnor Labour parliamentary candidate  

Youth, Discrimination and Equality 

 At 23, Chris Lloyd is a good couple of decades younger than most of his political colleagues. He has been involved in politics since the age of 16, when he joined the board of Knighton Community Centre. Educated at John Beddoes School, Chris studied politics and law at Greenwich University and had been actively involved in Labour Party politics since 2004. Since graduating he has worked as a researcher for Louise Ellman MP and was recently selected as the Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Brecon and Radnor. Chris' youth gives him a sharp sense of issues facing young people and on Thursday he will speak about equality, in the context of the forthcoming Equality Bill. This will set in law the requirement for employers to ensure no discrimination with implications for youth employment and the way that young people enter apprenticeships.

A discussion session will follow, which will be chaired by David Christie.