Past events

The Changing Role of Government in Economic Policy: Searching for the Holy Grail if it Even Exists

At the eleventh meeting of the Mile End Group Sir Samuel Brittan and Lord Peston of Mile End discussed ‘The Changing Role of Government in Economic Policy: Searching for the Holy Grail if it Even Exists’

Contemporary Whitehall Reform: Good and Bad

The tenth meeting of the Mile End Group brought the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Sir Kevin Tebbit and the Associate Editor of the Times, Peter Riddell together to discuss ‘Contemporary Whitehall Reform: Good and Bad’

Cinema-Graphic Representation of Nuclear War

At the ninth meeting of the Mile End Group Matt Grant discussed ‘Cinema-Graphic Representation of Nuclear War’

The History and Sociology of the 1950s

Professor Peter Hennessy and Anthony Sampson discussed ‘The History and Sociology of the 1950s’ at the eighth Mile End Group

The Mechanics of the Defence Intelligence Staff

At the seventh Mile End Group Peter Davies discussed his thesis on The Mechanics of the Defence Intelligence Staff

The Fight-Back of the Labour Right 1981-84

At the sixth Mile End Group Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party Dianne Hayter and journalist John Rentoul discussed ‘The Fight-Back of the Labour Right 1981-84′

Editing the Douglas Haig Diaries

At the fifth meeting of the Mile End Group, Garry Sheffield & Dr Dan Todman discussed editing the Douglas Haig diaries

The Blair Government Revisited

At the fourth Mile End Group, former Cabinet Secretary Lord Wilson discussed ‘‘The Blair Government Revisited’.

London-Dublin relations 1970-74

The third Mile End Group discussed ‘London-Dublin relations 1970-74′ and was led by Fearghal McGoveran.