The top job: delving into Prime Ministerial history
Janet Seaton & Barry Winetrobe
- Regions:
- Somerset, Dorset
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £60, plus expenses for long distances
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 26th June 2025
- Tagged:
- Prime Ministers | Parliament
Everything you wanted to know about our 50+ Prime Ministers over the last 300 years, including some lesser-known facts and quirky aspects of their lives and careers
Views: 8 | Enquiries: 0About Janet Seaton & Barry Winetrobe
Janet & Barry have both had extensive careers in parliamentary research, first in the House of Commons Service, and later at the Scottish Parliament - where Janet set up, and ran for a number of years, the new Parliament’s Research & Information Service. They have also worked as parliamentary consultants around the world, and Barry held a number of academic posts in Public Law and Politics at various UK universities. They have published a number of books and articles on politics and local history, both separately and together, and regularly give talks to local groups. Janet is the Official Historian for Kelways Plants and chairs the Langport & District History Society. Our talks are fully illustrated using PowerPoint. You can find more information on our website https://jbseatrobe.co.uk
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Janet Seaton & Barry Winetrobe
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- Seven sisters of Somerset
- Town Criers: a history
- Down Under: South Australia’s Somerset links
- They were also MPs (TWAMPS)
- Political Somerset
- Great Bow Wharf: the historic heart of commercial Langport
- The Stuckeys and Stuckey’s Bank
- Famous Langportians
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