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In Conversation with Len McCluskey

  • New Town Theatre Edinburgh United Kingdom (map)

In Conversation With... Len McCluskey

Formerly General Secretary of Unite the Union for over a decade. Elected a shop steward on the Liverpool docks aged 19, McCluskey rose through the Transport and General Workers’ Union ranks and was instrumental in the creation of Unite. As its leader, he became a national political figure and a powerful influence in the Labour Party. A lifelong supporter of Liverpool Football Club. Author of Why You Should Be a Trade Unionist and his autobiography, Always Red, was selected as one of the best political books of 2021 by The Times and The Guardian.

Earlier Event: August 9
In Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn
Later Event: August 11
In Conversation with Gordon Strachan