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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown | In Conversation

Saturday 18 October 2025
The Crown Hotel, Harrogate
Tickets £ 15.00

Join Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in conversation with political commentator and broadcaster Matt Stadlen as she reflects on her career as a left-wing journalist and shares her insights on today’s biggest political and social issues.

Alibhai-Brown writes a weekly column for The Independent and contributes to The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Observer as well as broadcasting regularly on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service. A leading voice on diversity and social justice, she is the author of acclaimed books including In Defence of Political Correctness; Refusing the Veil; and Exotic England: The Making of a Curious Nation.

Her work has earned widespread recognition: she has won awards such as the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and the National Press Awards’ Columnist of the Year in 2017. She has also been voted among the top 10 most influential Asians in Britain and holds eight honorary degrees.

Alibhai-Brown brings a terrific sense of purpose to her books, aiming “to initiate a more nuanced, unbiased conversation
The Guardian
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