Fancy a beer and a fag with Farage?
Monday, July 15, 2013 at 13:00 Forest has been organising party conference events with varying degrees of success since 2005.
The best have exceeded all expectations, attracting hundreds of people or huge media interest (David Hockney in Brighton being the prime example of the latter).
The worst - well, let's draw a veil over the 2008 Labour conference in Manchester when former MSP Brian Monteith and I addressed an audience of twelve.
Last year, following a run of rather more successful events, including the original Freedom Zone and a wonderful night at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Forest launched The Liberty Lounge.
It was OK but this year it will be bigger and better.
This year's event features a drinks reception and the return of Stand Up For Liberty! which attracted rave reviews when we trialled it in 2011.
The highlight, though, is a session we are calling A Beer and a Fag with Farage in honour of Tory MP (and GP) Sarah Wollaston who famously urged her party not to become the "party of booze and fags" in response to UKIP's success at the local elections.
Hosted by Forest, The Free Society and the Institute of Economic Affairs, A Beer and a Fag with Farage will feature UKIP leader Nigel Farage discussing lifestyle freedoms with IEA director-general Mark Littlewood.
Date: Monday September 30, 2013
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: The Comedy Store, Manchester
The Comedy Store is outside the secure zone so no passes required. Everyone welcome.
Make a note in your diaries now.
Reader Comments (11)
That's a shame I'm away on holiday I would have made the trip to Manchester for this one, this will be good.
“…Sarah Wollaston who famously urged her party not to become the "party of booze and fags"….”
Yep, she rather front a party of neurotics and bigots.
" urged her party not to become the 'party of booze and fags' "
Sorry dear, but seeing as most of your Front Bench did time at Eton, the chances are it *is* already a party of fags....
"Now Cameron Minor, have my bags pressed by Vespers or its a meeting with Mr.Hair Brush for you"
I'm not sure I'll be able to make it there but would love to see a video of the debate.
Make a note in my diary? It is entered in black ink, and my bus pass is as excited as I am
Other things being equal, I shall have great pleasure in attending.
I'll try to make it down for that, sounds like a good night out.
I'd rather a beer and a fag with Farage than water, a hair shirt, and lentils with Wollaton.
The date's in my diary. See you all there :) :)
"The date's in my diary. See you all there :) :)"-Pat Nurse
Pat, do please try and resist the temptation to throw your hotel keys/knickers on the stage..we all know you have a bit of a 'pash' on him :P
(seriously though, I'm wondering if I could manage to be there, I'd like to hear him live after all you've said about him on your old blog. I'd also quite like to shake Simon's and Angela's respective hands for all the work they did on Plain Packs.)
*Blush* Sorry to disappoint TBD but Farage isn't my type and about as far from my other perfect half as its possible to get in both looks and temperament.
I like the man's politics and a good do and that's it.
... and to the discerning woman, Nigel Farage bears closer resemblance to meerkats than to Clooney, Pacino or Pitt. http://nigelorlov.tumblr.com/