Here I Stand: Caroline Lucas (online video)

Caroline Lucas is a highly influential politician, speaker and writer, widely recognised and remembered as the UK’s first Green Party Member of Parliament. For many years she has courageously warned about the dangers of global warming and the perilous threat to our…

Caroline Lucas is a highly influential politician, speaker and writer, widely recognised and remembered as the UK’s first Green Party Member of Parliament. For many years she has courageously warned about the dangers of global warming and the perilous threat to our…

Dame Mary Beard is a preeminent British classicist, author, and television presenter, renowned for making ancient history accessible and engaging to a wide audience.  Mary Beard has always challenged ingrained societal biases, particularly related to power and gender  with historical insight and…

Dame Mary Beard is a preeminent British classicist, author, and television presenter, renowned for making ancient history accessible and engaging to a wide audience.  Mary Beard has always challenged ingrained societal biases, particularly related to power and gender  with historical insight and…

Elif Shafak’s writing has always challenged norms and explored diverse voices and inspired through the power of story. Her work reflects a deep wisdom and, in this lecture that took place on Monday 10 November, she speaks about the beliefs she stands…

Elif Shafak’s writing has always challenged norms and explored diverse voices and inspired through the power of story. Her work reflects a deep wisdom and, in this lecture, she speaks about the beliefs she stands for, why she writes and the stories…

Michael Rosen is an inspirational poet and passionate advocate for children’s literature, reading, and writing. He has been instrumental in making poetry accessible to everyone, especially children. His poetry also tackles issues of social justice and the vital importance of creativity. In…

Michael Rosen is an inspirational poet and passionate advocate for children’s literature, reading, and writing. He has been instrumental in making poetry accessible to everyone, especially children. His poetry also tackles issues of social justice and the vital importance of creativity. In…

“Donald Trump and the Angel of History” On Tuesday 28 October, distinguished Canadian academic, author, and former politician Michael Ignatieff examined the context and direction of the forces shaping today’s world order, standing with Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History. A staunch defender…