Past events

Having It So Good: Britain In The Fifties

At the twenty-ninth meeting of the Mile End Group Professor Peter Hennessy launched his book ‘Having It So Good: Britain In The Fifties’ he was introduced by the first man to run the sub-four minute mile Sir Roger Bannister

Terrorist challenge: the long term context

Sir Kevin Tebbit, former Permanent Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence discussed the long-term context of the terrorist challenge at the twenty-eight meeting of the Mile End Group

Protecting the citizen in the 21st Century – issues and challenges

At the twenty-sixth meeting of the Mile End Group Sir richard Mottram discussed ‘Protecting the citizen in the 21st Century – issues and challenges’

The Ethics of Intelligence

At the twenty-sixth meeting of the Mile End Group Sir Michael Quinlan, Sir David Omand and Sir Kevin Tebbit discussed ‘The Ethics of Intelligence’

The Anthony Sampson Memorial Seminar: Oil and Politics

The first Anthony Sampson Memorial Seminar brought together Lord Browne of Madingley and Sir Kevin Tebbit as his respondent on the theme of oil and politics

The Star Wars theory of Civil Service reform

Sir David Omand and Sir Robin Mountfield discussed ‘The Star Wars theory of Civil Service reform’ at the twenty-fourth meeting of the Mile End Group

Blog-off? – Weblogs vs. Journalism: The Future of Newspapers

The Editor of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger gave the twenty-third Mile End Group on the future of newspapers

The Rise and Rise of the Special Adviser: From Thomas Balogh to David Cameron

Dr Andrew Blick and Lord Lipsey gave the twenty-second Mile End Group entitled, ‘The Rise and Rise of the Special Adviser: From Thomas Balogh to David Cameron’

The Unfulfilled Prime Minister

The twenty-first meeting of the Mile End Group launched Peter Riddell’s book ‘The Unfulfilled Prime Minister’. Peter Riddell was joined by Robert Hill.