Lord Adonis to talk in city

FORMER Labour minister Lord Adonis is to speak at a seminar in Edinburgh next week on public sector reform.

He will talk about his experience of the issue in England as head of the Number Ten Policy Unit under Tony Blair, then as schools minister and later Transport Secretary.

The seminar, organised by the David Hume Institute, takes place at the Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street on Tuesday at 6pm and will be chaired by city council chief executive Sue Bruce.