FARNHAM Speakers’ Festival is taking place this weekend at the Maltings and promises to bring some of the most interesting presenters in the UK.

Among others Stanley Johnson – father of Boris and former MEP, recounts the key moments of his personal and political life; Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, gives his controversial views on education in the UK today; and former Minister for Europe, Denis McShane, looks at Britain’s fraught relationship with Europe and how a ‘Brexit’ becomes ever more likely.

Stephen Green, former Minister for Trade and Investment, considers what European identity might mean and celebrated writer, Harry Mount, of the Telegraph tells of his Greek Odyssey. Jonathan Fenby, former editor of the Observer and of the South China Morning Post, speaks on the history of France and contemporary China and leading historian Philip Mansel gives and account of the courts of Napoleon.

Kwasi Kwarteng, Conservative MP for Spelthorne, discusses the history of the relationship between War and Gold and James Bartholomew discusses his solutions for the welfare state. Finally, conservative philosopher Roger Scruton discusses Eastern Europe with Fiona Rintoul. To find the details and book, go to www.farnhamspeakersfestival.com or call 0333 666 3366.