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National Speakers
these are the National Speakers currently available from Speak Out!, click on the speaker name or the orange buttons on the right to find out more about each speaker.
there are currently 34 speakers in our national category.
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| Alan Fisher | Former GMTV Chief Correspondent, now Correspondent for the 24 hour English Language Channel Al Jazeera International | Current Affairs, Media, International News | |||
| Alastair Campbell | Former Labour Party's Director of Communications and Strategy | Politics, Current affairs. | |||
| Andrew Marr | Award Winning Journalist and Correspondent. BBC's Political Editor and Host of BBC's Sunday AM | Politics, Scottish History | |||
| Andrew Neil | The broadcaster, publisher and company chairman who also hosts The Daily Politics on BBC | Politics, Media, Business | |||
| Ann Widdecombe | Former MP who was Minister for the DOE and the Home Office. | Government, Politics | |||
| Baroness Helena Kennedy QC | Radical Glasgow born QC and Human Rights Advocate | Law, Feminist Issues, Politics, Law | |||
| Boris Johnson | Mayor of London former MP for Henley on Thames and former editor of The Spectator | Politics, Media | |||
| Brian Taylor | BBC Scotland's Political Editor, journalist and Author. Superb Host and After Dinner Speaker | Politics, Motivation, Leadership, Media, Journalisim | |||
| David Mellor QC | The Lawyer Turned Politician Turned Broadcaster, Journalist And Now Back To Politics | Politics, Music, Current Affairs, Sport | |||
| Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham | Former Director General of the CBI and former Minister for Trade and Investment | Business, Finance, Mentoring, Leadership, International Trade, Politics, Economics. | |||
| Dr John Reid MP | Member of Parliament, Former Secretary of State and now Chairman of Celtic FC | Politics, Leadership, Media, Terror Threat, Globalisation | |||
| Edwina Currie | The hard boiled ex politician who hosts a radio programme and is now a successful erotic novelist | Business, Politics, Margaret Thatcher, General, | |||
| Greg Dyke | Former BBC Director General | Media, Film, Business | |||
| John Sergeant | Former BBC Chief Political Correspondent and occasional stand in host for 'Have I Got News for You' | Politics, Media, International Affairs | |||
| Kirsty Wark | BBC Journalist and Presenter | Media, Politics, Journalism | |||
| Lembit Opik | Flamboyant, popular and occasionally controversial former MP | Politics, Media, Philosophy, Training | |||
| Lord Chris Smith | Former Labour Minister, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Current Affairs, The Arts, Music, Drama, Theatre, Heritage | |||
| Lord Christopher Patten | Former Governor of Hong Kong | Politics, World Trade, International Affairs, Globalisation, Leadership, Terrorism, Europe | |||
| Lord Paddy Ashdown | ex Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former High Representative of the International Community in Bosnia and Herzogovina | Politics, Foreign Affairs, Globalisation | |||
| Michael Howard QC | MP and former leader of the Conservative Party | Politics, Law, Environment | |||
| Michael Portillo | Former Tory Cabinet Minister | Politics, Media, Classical Music, History | |||
| Professor David Nutt | Former UK government drugs advisor | Alcohol, Drugs, Media | |||
| Rene Carayol MBE | Business Guru and Presenter of BBC2's Pay Off Your Mortgage | Business, Motivation, Finance, Ebusiness, Leadership | |||
| Robert Kilroy Silk | Politician and ex presenter of BBC's Kilroy programme | Politics, | |||
| Robin Lustig | Recently retired journalist and broadcaster know for his Radio 4 and BBC World Service's Newshour broadcasting | Media, International affairs, World politics | |||
| Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats. MP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Politics, | |||
| Rt Hon David Blunkett MP | ex Education Secretary, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work & Pensions | Politics, Finance | |||
| Rt Hon Lord David Steel of Aikwood KT KBE DL | ex leader of the Liberal Democrats, deputy leader of the House of Lords & ex Speaker of the Scottish Parliament | Politics | |||
| Rt Hon Sir Richard Needham (Earl of Kilmorey) | former Conservative Trade Minister and Director of Dyson | ||||
| Rt Hon William Hague MP | Former Leader of the Conservative Party | Politics, Current Affairs | |||
| The Rt. Hon. David Trimble | Former UUP Leader, Northern Ireland First Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Politics, Motivation, Leadership, Counter Terrorism, Opera | |||
| Tim Yeo MP | Member of Parliament for Suffolk South | Politics, Environment, Golf, Business | |||
| Toby Young | Journalist and author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People | Media, Politics | |||
| Tony Benn | Legendery Left Wing Labour MP (retired) | Politics, Religion, Democracy, International Affairs. |














