Alan Johnson

Former home secretary, Alan Johnson MP comes to Salisbury for the first time to talk about his second memoir, Please Mr Postman. Johnson’s first memoir, This Boy, won Britain’s top award for political writing, the Orwell prize, and its follow-up is just as compelling.

Painting a vivid picture of life in the 1970s, Johnson talks about his life as postman when he often worked six 12-hour shifts a week to support his growing family. With Johnson rumoured to want a return to the Labour front bench after the general election, this is a chance to hear from one of Westminster’s best known politicians first-hand.