Joseph Stiglitz (2010 event)

A 2010 Book Festival event that will be talked about for some
time to come. Nobel Prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz,
delivered a thought-provoking event with the words of a real
insider. As chair Ruth Wishart said, "Joseph Stiglitz has
analysed more financial crisises than George Osborne has had hot
dinners!". During the event, Stiglitz's audience - which included
Labour MP Diane Abbott - was party to a group of protestors who
gatecrashed the venue; one of them even came on stage and started
speaking. The liberal Stiglitz tolerated the protest in a
beautifully light-hearted manner, and the audience soon insisted
that the protestors leave. An exciting moment in an exciting
event!