We are pleased to share this announcement of a new Free Speech event called The Bournemouth Carnival of Alternative Politics. It is organised by Brian Jenner, one of our new members here at Politics in Pubs.

The event will take place on Saturday 14th February. This is a full day event with a packed agenda of speakers. Brian describes the event as follows:

There’s always been a link between politics and carnival.

Carnival gives us permission to question convention, laugh at pomposity and celebrate creative disruption.

On the Saturday before Lent, we’re hosting a day of lively debate, irreverent speech and heretical ideas by the sea.

Think Rocky Horror Show meets the council of Runnymede.

Or The Idler Festival meets the Battle of Ideas.

At the spiritual home of Britain’s annual political conferences, we’ll bring together the mainstream and the marginal, the old and the new, the top and the bottom.

Serious politics will be combined with light entertainment.

We’ll mix it all up to create a day that will motivate you to participate rather than standing on the sidelines.

If you are in the area, and are free, please do try to support this event. If you go let us know how it went.