Harry Leslie Smith

Harry Leslie Smith is a survivor of the Great Depression, a second world war RAF veteran and, at 93, an activist for the poor and for the preservation of social democracy. He has written 3 books of memoirs and two books of political memoir. His most famous book is the highly acclaimed Harry's Last Stand and his next book due out in 2017 is Don't Let My Past Be Your Future. Harry Leslie Smith is also a highly respected writer of essays which have been published in Newspapers like The Guardian, The Daily Mirror, The New Statesman, the Daily Record and the International Business Times. His Guardian video essay on the Refugee Crisis has been viewed over 2 million times on Facebook and his twitter followers now number over 75k. Harry Leslie Smith has also garnered much praise for his defence of the NHS and his support of the Junior Doctors as well as his visits to refugee camps in Europe and avocation for humane treatment of those who are refugees. Soon to be 94 Harry Leslie Smith will not go gently into that good night and divides his time between his beloved Yorkshire and Canada.