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Taking Liberties event reviews

Music, debate, talks, parties... reviews of some highlight events which accompanied the Taking Liberties exhibition. Hear them in full

Go to AHRC website Go to AHRC website Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose at the British Library, 31 Oct 2008

Event reviews 2008

Emmeline Pankhurst statue by Palace of Westminster

Women's rights 4 Dec
Polly Toynbee et al discuss HEAR IT IN FULL

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Detail of 1215 Magna Carta

Magna Carta 12 Nov
Fascinating lecture on the great icon HEAR IT IN FULL

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Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti 31 Oct
'Quick-fix legislation is eroding our freedom' HEAR IT IN FULL

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Levellers

Late at the Library 31 Oct
The Levellers, Eliza Carthy, Dan le Sac, and more

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Event reviews 2009

Swastika

Who loves hate speech? 4 Feb
How free should free speech be? Review, MP3 (external site)

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Earth from moon (NASA)

Is Liberty British? 28 Jan
Profs Linda Colley and AC Grayling HEAR IT IN FULL

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Trevor Phillips

Equality today 27 Jan
Trevor Phillips: rights in modern Britain HEAR IT IN FULL

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World seen from moon (pictuie: NASA)

Greenz means finez? 14 Jan
Save planet = dictatorship? HEAR IT IN FULL

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