Events

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 Chatham House examine the conflict’s trajectory and its impact on Lebanon’s people. Amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the conflict in Lebanon is intensifying. On 2 March, Hezbollah launched rockets and drones into Israel in response to strikes on Iran. Since then, Israeli military attacks have killed...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House discusses who controls AI and on whose terms. When the US government designated Anthropic a national security threat earlier this year — a label previously reserved for foreign adversaries — it exposed a fault line that had been building for years: who controls AI, and on...

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 Chatham House assesses how conflict in the Middle East is reshaping energy markets and driving Russia’s gains. The US-Israeli war against Iran has triggered a global pandemonium on energy markets, disrupted key strategic supply chains and reshuffled the cards of the global geopolitical game. Russia thus far clearly...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores the future of UK–US relations amid long‑term US policy shifts and recent political upheavals. As the UK navigates a dramatically shifting and turbulent geopolitical picture, the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee will join us at Chatham House to examine the future of...

This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities discusses how national and local planning policies in Britain have shaped the density of urban housing development. Last year, Centre for Cities published research investigating how density in UK cities compares to counterparts in France and Japan, revealing priority areas for delivering denser housing. This new...

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 Chatham House explores how a transitional justice policy can bolster survivor support and global solidarity with Ukraine. Four years after Russia’s full‑scale invasion, the humanitarian toll remains immense. More than 200,000 documented atrocities – including torture, sexual violence, and forced deportations – pose an overwhelming challenge for justice efforts. The new tribunal...

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...