 | Francis Beckett’s 17 books include a major biography of Clement Attlee, a critical biography of Tony Blair, and short lives of Gordon Brown and Harold Macmillan. He edited a series of short lives for Haus Publishing, The 20 Prime Ministers of the Twentieth Century. He is editor of Third Age Matters, the national magazine published by the University of the Third Age. |
Free schools: myth and reality
"Who would choose to go to a session on free will at 10:30 on a Sunday morning? A few hundred of the most engaged, passionate and discursive participants I have encountered. As a neuroscientist on the panel I felt my science was aired and challenged in exemplary fashion. As a passionate believer in engagement I couldn’t have been more delighted."
Daniel Glaser, head, special projects, public engagement, Wellcome Trust
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