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Paddy Ashdown: Why The World Will Never Be The Same Again

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Over a decade after he stood down as leader of the Lib-Dems, Lord Ashdown remains one of the best respected and most perceptive voices in British political life. In this entertaining, inspiring keynote event Ashdown outlines the urgent need for new forms of governance at a time of unique and epoch-defining shifts in global power. He shares his passionate views with BBC Today presenter James Naughtie. Part of Edinburgh International Book Festival

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