The Boy with the Knapsack: An Extraordinary… by Alf Dubs · Audiobook preview

PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDazm6OpM The Boy with the Knapsack: An Extraordinary Life, from the Kindertransport to the House of Lords Authored by Alf Dubs Narrated by Alf Dubs, Dan Fredenburgh 0:00 Intro 0:03 The Boy with the Knapsack: An Extraordinary Life, from the Kindertransport to the House of Lords 0:25 Prologue 2:30 Part One – Refugee 44:09 Outro #alfdubs #theboywiththeknapsackanextraordinarylifefromthekindertransporttothehouseoflords — GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Find your next great read with Google Play Books. Google Play Books is a global digital bookstore offering ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga. Discover book recommendations personalized just for you. Get the iOS app: https://goo.gle/books-ios Get the Android app: https://goo.gle/books-android — BOOK DESCRIPTION 'Dubs has been described as the conscience of the Labour movement' The Guardian 'Principled, steely, wise and warm – as wonderful as the writer' Philippe Sands 'A great story told by a great man' Alastair Campbell From the Kindertransport to the House of Lords, one of Britain's best–loved political figures reflects on the last eight decades. Escaping the Nazis to arrive in Britain as a child refugee, growing up in 1950s Manchester, and making it to London in time for the swinging 60s; by the time Alf Dubs reached adulthood, he'd already lived a remarkable life. But nobody could have predicted what happened next. Selected as a candidate for the Labour Party, Dubs campaigned for Labour through the tumultuous politics of the 1970s, eventually winning the seat of Battersea South in time for the Thatcher era. After nearly a decade in opposition, he entered the House of Lords in 1994 and later served under Tony Blair as a Minister for Northern Ireland during the Troubles. A lifelong champion of human rights, in 2016 the Dubs Amendment was passed in response to the migrant crisis. Respected across political parties, to this day at the age of 93, Dubs continues to campaign for the rights of child refugees from his seat in the House of Lords. The Boy With The Knapsack is one man's life story, but it is also a fascinating first–hand account of Britain over the last eight decades, and a reminder of the values of decency and humanity that unite us. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alf Dubs (Author, Narrator) Alf Dubs is one of the most notable figures in the current House of Lords, respected by colleagues from across the political spectrum. He came to the UK at the age of six on the Kindertransport, fleeing Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia, and arrived at Liverpool Street station in June 1939. MP for Battersea South and then Battersea from 1979–1987, Alf was also Director of the Refugee Council for seven years before becoming a Labour life peer in 1995. He served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997–1999, at the time the Good Friday Agreement. He has been a tireless advocate for refugee rights throughout his career, steering the Dubs' Amendment on unaccompanied child refugees through Parliament in 2016, and today he continues to campaign on issues as diverse as human rights, integrated education in Northern Ireland, closer relations with the EU, and House of Lords reform. — AUDIOBOOK DETAILS Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDazm6OpM Language: English Publisher: Ithaka Published on: September 10, 2026 ISBN: 9781806174164 Duration: 7 hr, 18 min Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs, Law / Government / General, History / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, Political Science / International Relations / General, History / Europe / General, Social Science / Emigration & Immigration