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Politics and Language in the Age of Trump

Wednesday 27 September 2017 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme “Turbulent Times” series

Old Theatre, Old Building,

Speaker

Mark Thompson

Chair

Dr Robin Archer

How did changes in political language influence the Brexit vote and the US election? And what do these changes mean for the crisis of trust in the establishment?

Mark Thompson is the CEO of The New York Times and former Director-General of the BBC.

Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE.

The Ralph Miliband Programme (@RMilibandLSE) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.

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