Speakers
- Tony Benn (former Labour MP, author of a number of editions of diaries)
- Alastair Campbell (former director of communications at Number 10 Downing Street, longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2008 for his diaries)
- Chaired by Jean Seaton (director of the Orwell Prize)
Details
To paraphrase the old maxim, all political careers end in failure – and memoirs. So what makes a good political diary? Two people well placed to comment – having just written best-selling political diaries themselves – are Alastair Campbell and Tony Benn.
Links
- George Orwell: Diaries 1938-42 (blog)
- George Orwell: The Road to Wigan Pier Diary (blog)
- George Orwell: Hop-Picking Diary (blog)
- Oxford 2011: Orwell Prize events (video)
- Oxford 2010: Orwell Prize events (video)
- Oxford 2009: Orwell Prize events (video)