This House Believes that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that we should prioritise security and safety over personal liberty. Join us for a lively show debate on Sunday, 27 February, 4pm. Among those debating in Mace format will be David Langwallner, Barrister at Law at 1MCB Chambers and writer; Tom Hamilton, Associate Director of WPI Strategy; […]
Are you interested in spending a whole academic year at a US high school during your gap year? The ESU’s Secondary School Exchange offers students the opportunity to spend a gap year at an American high school at the end of Year 13. It’s a fantastic chance for students to spend time abroad broadening […]
Matthew Rycroft CBE is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. This is the most senior civil service position in perhaps the most complex and controversial of all UK government departments. In this conversation with Alastair Niven, Matthew will talk about the challenges of working on immigration, crime and many other contentious issues. He will […]
Join us for a Zoom event in which the current UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Joanne Thornton, DBE, QPM will be in conversation with Alastair Niven. The conversation will explore the role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, which is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking […]
The ESU London Branch would like to invite all ESU members of London Branch to its Annual General Meeting, being held on 20th December 2021on Zoom. The meeting is an opportunity hear what the committee has been doing this year, and its plans for next year. It is also a forum for your voice to […]
POSTPONED Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie ESU SSE Alumnus will discuss his new book The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile. The book examines the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and denied any […]
We hope many of you will be able to join us at Dartmouth House on Monday, 6 December at 6.30pm for a drinks reception, to meet and mingle with fellow members, branch chairs, volunteers, alumni and the board, and to unite in our shared commitment to our educational programmes. Reserve your ticket(s) here: https://esuchristmas.eventbrite.co.uk
Miles Young, ESU Chair requests the pleasure of your company for a Thanksgiving Dinner supporting the life-changing work of the English-Speaking Union. Our guest speaker will be Sir Peter Westmacott, former British Ambassador to the United States. Urbane, globe-trotting mandarins; polished hosts of ambassadorial gatherings attended by the well-groomed ranks of the international great and good: such is the […]
William Waldegrave (Lord Waldegrave of North Hill) has been Provost of Eton College since 2009, the most senior post at perhaps the most famous school in the world. A former politician, he held ministerial positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Health, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries […]
We are delighted to welcome Professor Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, as the speaker at this year’s Wrench Lecture, which will take place at Dartmouth House. In her talk, entitled ‘An Uncomfortable State of Affairs’, Professor McAleese will begin with a look at Evelyn Wrench’s Irish roots, his reactions to the Easter Rising, and […]
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