The inaugural Addison Lecture: Nation-building from the rubble
8 June 2026, 10:45 am – 12:45 pm
Location: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2LW
Think tank: Future Governance Forum
This event hosted by UK think tank Future Governance Forum makes the case for a fundamental change in the way we think about the state.
Join us for the inaugural Addison Lecture: “Nation-building from the rubble: politics, purpose, and the transformation of the state.”
The Addison Lecture is a new, annual series devoted to how progressive politicians, policymakers and practitioners can come to together to help transform the state to renew and rebuild the nation.
FGF executive director Nathan Yeowell will give the first lecture, making the case for a fundamental change in the way we think about the state; the need for a positive 21st century vision of the nation; and the role that think tanks and other policymakers can and should play in helping realise and sustain that vision.
The lecture will be chaired by Sunday Times deputy political editor Lara Spirit.
