Ann Treneman and Peter Brookes .
Chaired by Daniel Finkelstein
Pencils Sharpened: The Satirists’ Take on Recent Politics
Friday 25 September 2015
11:00am
1 Hour
DurationBlenheim Palace: The Marlborough Room
Venue£12
Ticket priceWriter Ann Treneman and cartoonist Peter Brookes explore the subversive power of political satire with a serious eye and a healthy dose of humour.
Treneman, The Times parliamentary sketch writer and author of All in it Together: My Five Years Stalking Dave and Nick, and multi-award-winning The Times cartoonist Brookes, will share their own unique interpretations of the General Election and its fallout. And the event will include the live drawing by Brookes of a cartoon.
Treneman has been parliamentary sketch writer of The Times for ten years. All in It Together is her hilarious take on the five years of the coalition government from the AV referendum and the tuition-fee vote to the Scottish Referendum. No one is spared, whether it be Cameron, Clegg, Miliband or Farage. Brookes was voted cartoonist of the year at the British Press Awards in six out of the last 13 years. His latest collection of hilarious and beautifully crafted cartoons are published in Testing Times.
Discussions will be chaired by politician and former executive editor of The Times Lord Daniel Finkelstein.