Michael Gove: Is there a future for democracy?
Across the democratic world, voters are losing faith in established institutions while new technologies and global tensions reshape political life. In this timely talk, Michael Gove draws on decades in government and public life to explore whether democracy can meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, and why its future should matter to us all.
Michael Gove is Editor of The Spectator. He was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath in 2005 and served in the cabinets of four prime ministers before standing down from the House of Commons in 2024. In 2025, he was made a peer in Rishi Sunak's honours list and joined the House of Lords, taking the title Lord Gove of Torry.
Date: Thursday 22 October
Time: Doors open 7pm; talk begins at 7.30pm
Where: The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Salisbury, SP1 1JH
Tickets: £28 (including a glass of wine or soft drink)
All tickets are non refundable but you are very welcome to pass them on to friends or family if you are unable to attend.
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Across the democratic world, voters are losing faith in established institutions while new technologies and global tensions reshape political life. In this timely talk, Michael Gove draws on decades in government and public life to explore whether democracy can meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, and why its future should matter to us all.
Michael Gove is Editor of The Spectator. He was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath in 2005 and served in the cabinets of four prime ministers before standing down from the House of Commons in 2024. In 2025, he was made a peer in Rishi Sunak's honours list and joined the House of Lords, taking the title Lord Gove of Torry.
Date: Thursday 22 October
Time: Doors open 7pm; talk begins at 7.30pm
Where: The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Salisbury, SP1 1JH
Tickets: £28 (including a glass of wine or soft drink)
All tickets are non refundable but you are very welcome to pass them on to friends or family if you are unable to attend.
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