Events

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government is the first of a three-part series exploring their annual report on the civil service. The first Whitehall Monitor webinar – kicking off a three-part series exploring the IfG’s annual flagship report on the civil service – will look at the context in which much needed strategic workforce...

At this event hosted by UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute Gawain Taylor shares his insights. ​This month, we are thrilled to be joined by Gawain Towler, a titan of British political communications and the strategist who helped reshape the UK’s constitutional landscape. ​Gawain has been the man behind the curtain for over two...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs explores the challenges and triumphs of enterprise. About the Speaker Karen Davies is the founder and chief executive of Purple Shoots, a charity which tackles poverty, unemployment and social isolation through enterprise. It provides microfinance (small ethical loans to enable people to start...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House Experts discusses China's economic model and the AI bet. China’s investment-and-export-led model of economic growth has been central to its rise in economic and political prominence. Investment of high levels of domestic savings into a financial system with highly subsidised infrastructure has enabled China to achieve...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs examines how the British public thinks about economic growth. Britain’s growth problem is well understood in Westminster. But making the case for growth and the reforms needed to deliver it has proven far more challenging. Join us at the IEA for the launch of a...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government is the second of a three-part series exploring their annual report on the civil service. The second Whitehall Monitor webinar – in our three-part series exploring the IfG’s annual flagship report on civil service – takes a closer look at what hopes the government is pinning on digital...

This event hosted by UK think tank UKICE considers how the UK’s economic woes will impact its politics. The UK economy is under significant pressure. Following a period characterised by slow growth, high inflation and rising borrowing costs, it now faces not only the grave economic consequences of the conflict unfolding in the Middle East...

This event hosted by UK think tank IPPR will explore how we can make social media social again. ​At its inception, social media brought us closer together. It enabled us to communicate with people on the other side of the world; to reunite with friends and loved ones with whom we may have lost contact;...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs explores how Welsh rivers can be brought back to life through restoring ecosystems. Join us as we explore how we can bring our rivers in Wales back to life through restoring ecosystems. Welsh rivers are in a dire state. Pollution has poisoned many...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Centre for London explores the barriers to both new housing delivery and optimal use of existing stock in London.  The housing crisis remains London’s biggest challenge. Despite nearly two years of strong political alignment across our governing bodies and a sweeping set of planning reforms, just over a third of the housing delivery target was achieved last year and housing inequalities continue to worsen.  Now, with local...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government is the third of a three-part series exploring their annual report on the civil service. The third Whitehall Monitor webinar – the final in a three-part series exploring the IfG’s annual flagship report on the civil service –  takes a deeper look at the people who make up...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies is their annual flagship event. The Centre for Policy Studies' Margaret Thatcher Conference returns for another year! Our flagship event will be taking place on Monday 27 April 2026 and we'd love for you to join us. Tickets go on sale at 10am...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Constitution Unit discusses the future of BBC governance. The government has begun the process of reviewing the BBC’s royal charter for its renewal beyond 2027. This process raises fundamental questions about the future of the organisation. How should public service broadcasting be governed in an era of...

At this event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research Liam Byrne sets out what is driving the rise of populism and what can be done about it. About the event Authoritarian populists now govern one-quarter of the world's democracies. But is this peak populism, or the populists' tipping point? Liam Byrne...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses what we can learn from New Labour's time in power. Between 1997 and 2007, New Labour sought to reshape Britain into a more cohesive and forward-thinking society. The decade saw the rise of socially liberal attitudes and flourishing public services under a...