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Democracy's Illusion - After Dinner Speech

19 Jun 2010

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The Master Treasurer introduces Sir Hayden Phillips for this after dinner speech. Sir Hayden Phillips gives this interesting and amusing talk on his experiences throughout his career as an actor, in the Home Office and as the Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor’s Department.

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• Introduction by the Master Treasurer

  1min 8sec

• Sir Hayden Phillip's after dinner speech

  Sir Hayden Philips

  15min 48sec

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