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Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Ten years ago Andy Wightman – a former Member of the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens and a tireless campaigner over issues around land ownership and reform in Scotland – published The Poor Had No Lawyers, a definitive investigation into just…
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Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 16:30

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For her unimpeachable fashion sense, her role in the abdication of her husband, and her shameful connection with Adolf Hitler - fascination with Wallis Simpson continues unabated nearly 40 years after her death. Now, award-winning historian Paul French…
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Dinner for One: A Table Talk with Michèle Roberts

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 17:00

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Booker-shortlisted author of Daughters of the House, Michèle Roberts' career has spanned fiction, poetry, and memoir. The constant through-line, though, is food, so it's almost surprising that French Cooking for One is her first work wholly dedicated to…
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Vince Cable: Twilight of the West?

Wednesday 20 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Former Secretary of State for Business and leader of the Liberal Democrats, the astute economist Vince Cable has settled into life after frontline politics as a prolific author on global affairs and the world economy. Today, he talks to us about…
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The Unserious Wine Club: A Table Talk with Hannah Crosbie

Wednesday 20 August 19:30 - 21:00

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Saunter over to Elliott’s for a highly unserious wine-tasting with Guardian wine critic, broadcaster, and Edinburgh’s own Hannah Crosbie. One of the most exciting young voices in wine today, Corker is Crosbie’s guide to the often baffling world of wine…
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Ece Temelkuran: Coming Together to Fight Dictatorship

Wednesday 20 August 20:15 - 21:15

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How did things get so bad, and how can we begin to try and make them better? Turkish political commentator, novelist, poet, and winner of the El Mundo International Journalism Award, Ece Temelkuran joins us to unpack two books attempting to answer both…
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Chris Bryant: A Life Less Ordinary

Wednesday 20 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Winner of the 2020 Parliamentary Book Award for Best Non-Fiction and the first MP to celebrate his civil partnership in the Palace of Westminster, Chris Bryant brings his candid new memoir, A Life and a Half, to this year’s Festival…
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First Edition: Once Upon a Time in Holyrood

Thursday 21 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Start your day with the facts. In our First Edition events you can join leading journalists from across the media (and the world) as they discuss the day's breaking news over a cup of coffee…
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Alexis Wright: All Time Is Important

Thursday 21 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Hear this giant of Australian letters, joining us remotely from Queensland, discussing her astounding work and being a 'massive antidote' to short attention spans…
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Aja Barber, Alena Ivanova & Anna Freemantle-Zee: Wear and Repair

Thursday 21 August 12:00 - 13:00

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We all know to shop second-hand, avoid microplastic fibres, and celebrate re-wearing – but is this enough to make fashion sustainable? How much power do we really have as consumers? Today Aja Barber (author of Consumed), Anna Freemantle-Zee (founder of……