Politics
Upcoming Politics Lectures
The 1960s saw a new course in British politics – the commitment of both major parties to entry into the European Community, as the Europe...
European empires, re-divided after the defeat of Germany in 1918, continued to expand after the First World War, reaching their greatest...
A look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes been used as an historical precedent for the European Union, and specifically the way th...
For 80 years the BBC Governors were charged with regulating the BBC and representing the interests of the licence fee payers. The Governo...
Margaret Thatcher sought to solve the deep-seated problems of the British state outside the parameters of the postwar settlement. The mai...
From 2007 the Governors were replaced by Trustees; but there was still disquiet about the best method of regulating the BBC. BBC regulati...
The fall of Margaret Thatcher left a legacy that was both contested and divisive. During the 1990s, the Conservative Party, under the imp...
Past Politics Lectures
The Conservatives recovered remarkably rapidly from the debacle of 1945. Their narrow election victory in 1951 led to 13 years of...
Political affiliations reflect social class and upbringing but personality factors also contribute, including genetically determined...
To the surprise of many, the 1945 general election led to the return of Britain’s first Labour majority government. Labour’s 1945...
Notions of national security past and present. How Whitehall has dealt with it. How we might do it better in the future.
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Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves within the UK, in highly exploitative conditions, with no rights, and under...
The post war years, by contrast with the first 45 years of the 20th century, were marked by peace and stability. For much of...
This lecture considers the economic impact of climate change on and by the largest “emerging markets” of the G20, such as China, India...
The pervasive scope of the European Convention of Human Rights has been demonstrated by the furore over the voting rights of prisoners....
There is an ever increasing tendency to imagine ourselves living...
This lecture looks at how 'retirement' has developed across the planet as a concept, how it is funded currently, and how it might be...
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Fair Play is at the heart of sports ethics, and of Olympic ethics. But what does it mean, and how does it work?
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