Few months. Look in your inboxes for information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim, im so pleased to welcome my guests, Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and i am sure many of you have read his work in the wall street journal, National Review orc spectator where he is an associate editor he is also an author of the 2019 book, the madness of crowds and he is with this in person at the Manhattan Institute i think in early 2018 that was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Now douglas is a Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of all things, and the uk and the u. S. But im not sure he knew the subjects of both of his most recent books and this one would come into place so much during this particular moment in time. But they have and it is for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Guest thank you very much, vanessa, i
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