In conversation with Ed Balls
In conversation with Ed Balls
John Smith Centre for Public Service
Date: Thursday 07 November 2019
Time: 12:15 - 14:00
Venue: The Senate Room
Category: Student events
Speaker: Ed Balls
Website: glasgow.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=6403&service=Careers+Service
The John Smith Centre is pleased to welcome the former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer the Rt Hon. Ed Balls for an employability Q&A chaired by Centre Director Kezia Dugdale.
Find out what it’s really like to work at the highest level of politics and public service. Listen to Ed discuss his career journey from university graduate to senior politician and beyond, and hear about the challenges he faced and overcame along the way. There will also be plenty of time for questions, so you can ask Ed anything about his wide-ranging career.
This event will take place in the University Senate Room on 7th November from 12:15-14:00 If you have any queries about this event, please contact johnsmithcentre@glasgow.ac.uk
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Ed Balls is a broadcaster, writer and economist. As a former Member of Parliament, he served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is now a prominent media personality. He was a hit on BBC 1’s Strictly Come Dancing, covered the 2017 general election on ITV, and hosted his own series on American culture and politics; “Adventures in Trumpland”. He is a board member of the John Smith Centre for Public Service, based at the University of Glasgow.