Dates to be confirmed
Online event
Audience:
Political staffers
Professionals working for businesses or charities
Campaigners
Jessica Levy has worked in the House of Commons and the House of Lords as a political and legislative adviser. She is a skilled bill manager, and has written academic papers on the legislative process. Since leaving Parliament in 2015, she has held a series of roles where she has put this insider experience and technical knowledge to use. She has led successful influencing campaigns for local government, the housing sector, and now works in construction. She is currently Director of Communications at the Federation of Master Builders.
Andy McSmith has worked in the House of Commons as a political correspondent for the Daily Mirror, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and the Independent. He has written about and met every serving Prime Minister from Margaret Thatcher onwards, and has published several books, including political biographies, and a history of Britain in the 1980s, No Such Thing as Society.
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