As part of the ‘From the Grassroots’ project, the History of Parliament is organising a witness seminar – and we would like to invite you to be part of the audience!

The event will take place on Monday 27^th October 2014, between 2-5pm, at the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter.

The witness seminar will explore general elections in Exeter from 1992 to 2001. We are delighted to have four distinguished speakers representing the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Liberal parties, who all with a wealth of knowledge about the political history of Devon. The event will take the form of a group oral history interview and be chaired by Dr Paul Seaward, Director of the History of Parliament.

This promises to be a fascinating and engaging afternoon that will propagate memories and debate about the Exeter’s political culture at the turn of the twenty-first century.

We are delighted to launch this new, interactive website for From the Grassroots. The website will showcase our interviews and research, as well as being an excellent way to keep you to date with the project’s events and volunteering opportunities.

In our Research section, you can browse our interviews with local political activists, find out more about them, and listen to clips from their Interviews. You can also explore Devon’s political history in our Themes section, which includes articles on specific historical topics with audioclips and, excitingly, archive video footage (thanks to the South West Film and Television Archive).