Vince Cable – Eclipsing the West
Schedule
Tue May 12 2026 at 06:15 pm to 07:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Diamond Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Charles Sikes Building, University of Huddersfield | Huddersfield, EN
About this Event
In partnership with the University of Huddersfield.
In this fascinating talk, Vince Cable will discuss what the rise of the Asian superstates means for our future. The international order is crumbling and the Western-dominated world we’ve known for the past 300 years is coming to an end. In his incisive new book, Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world, Vince Cable examines the impact of these two countries, which account for more than a third of the world’s population. How will they navigate their growing roles on the world stage and what are the implications for commerce, international law and the fight against climate change?
Vince Cable is a Visiting Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science and a Distinguished Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute. A former MP, he was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017-2019, and was UK Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Glasgow and in the 1990s worked as Chief Economist for Shell. His books include The Storm (2009), After the Storm (2015), Open Arms (2017), Money and Power (2021) and The Chinese Conundrum (2022).
ACCESSIBILITY – This event will have live subtitling by Stagetext to make it more accessible to those who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. See below for travel and parking information.
Tuesday 12 May
6.15pm-7.15pm
Diamond Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Charles Sikes Building, University of Huddersfield, Firth Street, Huddersfield HD1 3BN
£7 (£5), free for University staff and students and for Essential carers accompanying a ticket holder (Early bird tickets: £6 (£4) to midnight on Monday 6 April.)
Age guidance: 16+
Access Guide: https://www.accessable.co.uk/huddersfield-literature-festival/access-guides/charles-sikes-building-diamond-jubilee-lecture-theatre
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Access, travel and parking information
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Public transport
The University has its own bus stop by campus. For timetables, tickets and routes visit the Metro website.
Transpennine Express provides regular services in and out of Huddersfield, as does National Rail. The University is a 10-minute walk from the train station, or there are taxis outside the station.
Parking
The University’s Firth Street and Wakefield Road car parks will be open for the public to park from 5.30pm on the event date (usual opening time 6pm). Please note: parking is only payable by signing up to the RingGo App, which you can set up ahead of your visit or by phoning an automated service on the day – details for both are on information boards in the car parks. There is no option for cash or contactless card payment at these car parks.
Alternative parking: The Kingsgate Centre car park is open until 11.30pm.
Blue Badge parking There are a limited number of blue badge parking spaces on the University of Huddersfield campus. For more information, call: 01484 422 288.
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Where is it happening?
Diamond Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Charles Sikes Building, University of Huddersfield, 78 Firth Street, Huddersfield, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 8.30
