Events

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal studies will focus on geographic differences in spending across different stages of education. The government has provided increases in education funding in recent years, which has started to reverse past spending cuts. This process has been slowed by the recent spike in inflation, which has...

This event hosted by UK think tank the King's Fund will discuss how to tackle delays to hospital discharge. Join us for our virtual event to discuss how to tackle delays to hospital discharge. There are currently nearly 13,000 patients in hospitals in England who are clinically ready to be discharged but cannot leave because...

This event hosted by UK think tank Onward will discuss the metrics by which success will be measured and how they are defined.  Science and technology underpin the Government’s plans to deliver growth, prosperity and opportunity across the country. This has led the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to start translating these commitments into...

At this event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers. How does family background shape outcomes in the UK today, and how should policy respond? At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society will explore the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past, and anticipate in the future, in...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Work Foundation will discuss the challenges of economic inactivity linked to long-term illnesses. Throughout the course of 2023 it has become painfully clear that the UK has a sickness issue – indeed there are now over 2.5 million individuals opting out of the labour market altogether due...

This event hosted by UK think tank Onward brings together some of conservatism’s leading thinkers to share their views on the future of the centre-right. Rishi Sunak has said his government will take long-term decisions in the national interest, tackling a failed “thirty year consensus”. Onward’s first report in its Future of Conservatism series, The Case...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK. At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK, published...

This event hosted by UK think tank Demos will discuss public service reform. The Conservatives have previously prided themselves as the party of public service reform, driving reforms based on privatisation, marketisation and choice. Yet such approaches have fallen out of favour, with privatised services - such as probation and rail - fully or partially...

This event hosted by UK think tank The Constitution Unit will explore whether citizens' assemblies could improve policymaking. Citizens’ assemblies are increasingly proposed as ways of improving the functioning of democracy and policy-making. Yet their real-world record is mixed: while they almost always generate high-quality discussions internally, their connection to wider political processes is often...

This event hosted by UK think tank Bright Blue will explore how the UK Government should go about ‘reducing migration responsibly’. We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision-makers on the biggest issues of our time. For this event, we will be hosting Alan...