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SUMMARY:Punch & Judy Politics: An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister’s Qu
 estions - in conversation with the authors - Speaker to be confirmed
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CONTACT:Dr Adam Coutts
DESCRIPTION:Prime Minister’s Questions is the bear pit of British politi
 cs. Watched and admired around the world\, it is often hated at home for b
 ringing out the worst in our politicians. Yet despite successive leaders t
 rying to get away from ‘Punch and Judy politics’\, it’s here to stay
 .\n\nAyesha Hazarika MBE was a special adviser to Gordon Brown\, Harriet H
 arman and Ed Miliband from 2007 to 2015. She is now a much sought after po
 litical commentator and broadcaster. She is a columnist for the London Eve
 ning Standard and The Scotsman and writes for many other national publicat
 ions. She frequently appears on television and radio including the BBC’s
  Andrew Marr Show\, Newsnight\, Sky News\, Good Morning Britain\, LBC and 
 CNN where she’s a regular pundit on domestic and international affairs. 
 Ayesha is also a stand-up comedian and last year completed a successful na
 tionwide tour of her show State of the Nation about power\, politics and h
 ow we lost the plot. Her first book was published in May. ‘Punch and Jud
 y Politics’ is a history and insider’s guide to the art of Prime Minis
 ter’s Questions.\n\nTom Hamilton worked as a policy specialist\, speechw
 riter and political adviser for ten years after completing a PhD in theolo
 gy and having no idea what to do with it. He was head of research for the 
 Labour Party and helped to prepare Ed Miliband\, Harriet Harman and Jeremy
  Corbyn for PMQs between 2010 and 2016\, spending more of his life pretend
 ing to be David Cameron than he ever expected. As a Labour staffer\, he wo
 rked on three general election campaigns\, none of which Labour won.
LOCATION:Cambridge Judge Business School (http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/aboutus
 /location.html)
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