Past events

Civil Nuclear Energy since 1945: The Lessons’, in partnership with the Science Museum and the British Academy

Professor Sir Roger Williams delivered the forty-seventh Mile End Group at the Science Museum discussing ‘Civil Nuclear Energy since 1945: The Lessons’

Women in the Lords: Police and the Public in the 21st century

The famous novelist, Baroness James of Holland Park, gave the fourth of the series of Women in the Lords lectures on ‘Police and the Public in the 21st Century.’

Memories of Sir William Armstrong

A distinguished panel of Peter Jay, Philip Connelly and Peter Armstrong met to discuss their memories of Sir William Armstrong at the forty-fifth Mile End Group

Women in the Lords: Women’s Work in the House of Lords: Culture, Language and Identity

Baroness Young on Hornsey delivered the forty-fourth Mile End Group on ‘Women’s Work in the House of Lords: Culture, Language and Identity’

Women in the Lords: Britain’s global role in the next decade

Baroness Williams of Crosby gave the second lecture in the Women in the Lords series discussing ‘Britain’s global role in the world in the next decade.’

Journalism and History

The journalist and broadcaster Andrew Marr gave the forty-second Mile End Group on the theme of ‘Journalism and History’

Women in the Lords: The Life Peerages Act – Woman and Change in the House of Lords since 1958

To celebrate 50 years of The Life Peerages Act Baroness Hayman the Lord speaker gave the forty-first Mile End Group in the House of Lords.

Next Steps

Kate Jenkins, the former Head of the Prime Minister’s Efficiency unit spoke about ‘Next Steps’ at the fortieth Mile End Group

The New Security Architecture

The thirty-ninth meeting of the Mile End Group was given by Sir Richard Mottram, former Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence on ‘The New Security Architecture’