Simon Hughes is Head of Public Affairs at The Open University. A graduate of Selwyn College, Cambridge, he was Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark from 1983 to 2015, serving as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2010 to 2014.
This lecture is part of the Madingley Conversations series of talks on 'The Future of Lifelong Learning'. It took place on 3 November 2016 at Madingley Hall, home of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) – a pioneering centre for personal enrichment and professional development continuing education.
