Leeds International Festival of Ideas – 2025: Who Picks Up The Tab For A Hospitable City?

My second helping of LIFI25 was a panel discussion concerning the plight of the hospitality industry in a swiftly changing world. Obviously the word ‘hospitality’ includes a multitude of sectors and there were top representatives from a selection of them on the stage this lunchtime. The travel industry was represented by Joanna Reeve, the UK…

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Leeds International Festival Of Ideas 2025 – Sally Wainwright OBE, Tamsin Greig and Gaynor Faye. I Predict A Riot.

Here we are again. Another year, another eclectic range of guests and topics for discussion. Due to other commitments I am only able to attend two presentations this year, but what a couple of crackers. Both of them had special relevance to me, so, thank you LeedsBID and Chapter81 for scheduling them on the days…

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