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4 Mar, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Harriet Taylor was the mother of liberalism. She has been vilified, slandered, erased and forgotten. Tonight we tell her story eventbrite.co.uk/e/harriet-and-…
Still time to sign up for the event. Too late, unfortunately, to get the wine to go with it - but if you've a bottle stashed away, break it open.
Wine and I had rather a disagreement yesterday, following an overly enthusiastic embrace on Tuesday night. But we have now mended the relationship and will be eagerly engaging with each other this evening.
Thanks to everyone who came tonight. That was a truly lovely way to spend an evening. Now to finish this wine.

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