Past events

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.

The Michael Young Memorial Lecture (in association with the Young Foundation): ‘On Meritocracy’

Professor George Steiner and Professor Peter Hennessy gave the The Michael Young Memorial Lecture (in association with the Young Foundation): ‘On Meritocracy’

A Bridge Too Far: Foreign Policy from Suez to Basra

The Financial Times’ Philip Stephens and Professor Peter Hennessy discussed British foreign policy from Suez to Basra at the nineteenth meeting of the Mile End Group

The Butler Report One Year On

Lord Butler of Brockwell discussed his report ‘The Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction’ at the eighteenth meeting of the Mile End Group. Sir David Omand acted as respondent

How Do Central Governments Think? Lessons from British History and Abroad

Dr Geoff Mulgan discussed ‘How Do Central Governments Think? Lessons from British History and Abroad’ with Dr William Plowden as respondent