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Angus Hanton – Vassal State: How America Runs Britain

Tickets £10.50/£8.50

 

 

Britain’s leaders have long boasted how they share cultural, diplomatic and political interests with the US, but in Vassal State business economist Angus Hanton charges them with total ignorance of the profound economic consequences of the ‘special relationship’.  He reveals how much of the UK economy is US-owned, laying bare the extent of US corporate control over pay, conditions, what you buy, and how you buy it. Vassal State shows how policymakers, from Whitehall mandarins to NHS chiefs, are shaping their choices to fit the needs of the 1,000-plus US multinationals which have the whip hand over the daily lives of the Brits.

Chaired by Gerry Foley

 

This event has sold out – to join the waiting list please contact the Box office on 01434 652477 

 

‘Meticulous and calm, Angus Hanton peels away the corporate layers of ‘British’ capitalism to show how we’ve allowed a kind of reverse colonisation sucking billions of pounds daily to Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and New York.’ – Polly Toynbee

 

Booking Information

  • Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Friday 1st of March. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 4th March.
  • Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: boxoffice@queenshall.co.uk.
  • Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.

Location

Hexham Library

Location 2

Queen's Hall Art Centre

Date

27 Apr 2024
Expired!

Time

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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