Events

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation discusses what the economic fallout of the war could mean for growth and the state of the public finances. Although the eventual impact of the escalating war in the Middle East is unknowable, the increase in the price of oil and gas means we already...

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 the Institute of Development Studies discusses the question of critical minerals and development. The surge in critical minerals demand has revived debates on extraction, development, and governance in resource-rich low- and middle-income countries. While many issues echo longstanding concerns, shifting geopolitics and technological change prompt questions over whether...

This event hosted by UK think tank IISS discusses the DPRK-Russia alliance. Putin’s war in Ukraine has produced a unique transactional military relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) and Russia, posing multiple threats to the Indo-Pacific, Europe and the United States. To what extent are the contours of this...

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 for Fiscal Studies presents evidence on the causes and potential policy responses to the challenge of low housing affordability. Housing in the UK is, by international standards, old, cramped and expensive. With house prices in England on average nearly eight times median earnings, homeownership remains unaffordable...

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 the Institute for Government discusses how the government will boost public service productivity. Improving productivity is at the heart of the government’s plans for public services, underpins the ‘strategic and agile state’ and is a critical enabler for many of its ambitions for the future.  The Chief Secretary...

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...