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• Wed 11 Nov 15 · Margaret Thatcher - Everything She Wants (Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building, LSE), London)

• Wed 20 May 15 · Pioneers of Socialist Art (Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, London)

• Sun 17 May 15 · SoapBox @ Thinkers Corner – Election Analysis (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 22 Jan 15 · Artist Talk: David Birkin (The Mosaic Rooms, London)

• Mon 13 Oct 14 · Art and Politics Now (Wolfson Theatre, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields)

• Tue 4 Mar 14 · There is an Alternative! Lessons from Portugal (Shaw Library, Houghton Street)

• Thu 23 Jan 14 · The Future of the Liberal World Order (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Fri 22 Nov 13 · The Satirical Image: From Daumier to Private Eye (Royal Academy of Arts, London)

• Tue 5 Nov 13 · Alternatives to Religion: Annie Besant (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 29 Oct 13 · Alternatives to Religion:Harriet Law (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 22 Oct 13 · Alternatives to Religion:John Stuart Mill (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 15 Oct 13 · Alternatives to Religion: Charles Bradlaugh (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 8 Oct 13 · Alternatives to Religion: George Jacob Holyoake (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 24 Sep 13 · Ten Years in Photojournalism (Frontline Club, London)

• Thu 13 Jun 13 · War Resisters’ International present ‘Countering the Militarisation of Youth’ with David Gee, Ozgur (Housmans Bookshop, London)

• Thu 14 Mar 13 · EVENT CANCELLED: Obama, the Tea Party, and the future of American Politics (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 5 Mar 13 · A Life in Politics (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 5 Mar 13 · Shirley Williams (The London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 28 Feb 13 · Ken Livingstone (The London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 31 Jan 13 · EVENT CANCELLED: What is Happening in Syria Today? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Mon 3 Dec 12 · Book Launch: 'The Politics of Coalition' by Robert Hazell and Ben Yong (CLM.4.02, London)

• Wed 21 Nov 12 · Monetary policy and the financial crisis 2006-2009 (Graham Wallas Room, London School of Economics & Political Science)

• Thu 8 Nov 12 · The Future Of The Union: Wales (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Tue 6 Nov 12 · Contentious Politics: social and political forces in the Middle East today (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 18 Oct 12 · TO TELL THE TRUTH - Lectureseries part 1 (Witte de With, Rotterdam)

• Tue 29 May 12 · What Are The Legitimate Ends And Means Of Protest? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 20 Mar 12 · Citizens Privileges or Human Rights? The Great Bill of Rights Swindle (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Wed 7 Mar 12 · The Future of Egalitarian Capitalism, in Light of its Past (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London)

• Thu 1 Mar 12 · The Bigger Picture with A. A. Gill and Tom Craig (Frontline Club, London)

• Fri 4 Nov 11 · Puppetry and Politics (The Little Angel Theatre, London)

• Sat 29 Oct 11 · Battle of Ideas festival 2011 (Royal College of Art, London)

• Thu 20 Oct 11 · The politics of speech-making (Wolfson Theatre, Cambridge)

• Tue 18 Oct 11 · #FCBBA: Israel and the Arab Spring (The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London)

• Sat 25 Jun 11 · Common Skies, Divided Horizons (Folkestone Triennial, Folkestone)

• Tue 10 May 11 · A lecture by Iveta Radičová, Prime Minister of Slovakia (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Thu 5 May 11 · Europe: Where is the Passion (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 13 Apr 11 · Let your yes be yes: the Christian imperative to change the voting system (JustShare, Londn)

• Tue 5 Apr 11 · An Evening With Peter Tatchell (Oval House Theatre, London)

• Thu 17 Mar 11 · An A-Z Guide of Israeli Politics (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · Middle East Update, with Hagai Segal (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Thu 24 Feb 11 · A Perfect Storm in the Arab World? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 1 Dec 10 · War in the Borderlands (Old Theatre, London)

• Wed 1 Dec 10 · Reform or Transform: Can Faith Renew Politics? (JustShare, Londn)

• Tue 30 Nov 10 · What Is The Role Of Religion in US Political Life? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Thu 18 Nov 10 · Zero-Sum World: power and prosperity in the age of anxiety (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 3 Nov 10 · Fred Halliday – an intellectual appreciation (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 2 Nov 10 · Them and Us: why we need a fair society (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 26 Oct 10 · What Is Political Liberty? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 19 Oct 10 · The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Tue 19 Oct 10 · Is this the jilted generation? (Waterstone's Brighton, Brighton)

• Tue 5 Oct 10 · 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 27 May 10 · The Middle East Today (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Tue 25 May 10 · Blather, Rinse, Repeat: An Ethnography of Online Conspiracy Theories (The October Gallery, London)

• Wed 5 May 10 · The first rule of spin (Queen Mary, University of London, London)

• Wed 28 Apr 10 · Red Tory: How Left and Right have Broken Britain and How we can Fix It (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Thu 15 Apr 10 · UK General Election (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Mon 22 Mar 10 · Marxism and the challenge of Post Liberalism (Marx Memorial Library, London)

• Mon 15 Mar 10 · Why Work? Marx and Human Nature (Marx Memorial Library, London)

• Wed 3 Mar 10 · Question Time on Ideologies and Beliefs (Graveney School, London)

• Mon 1 Mar 10 · Wilf Page: The Countryside Communist (Marx Memorial Library, London)

• Wed 17 Feb 10 · Jimmy Stewart Is Dead -- Ending the World's Ongoing Financial Plague with Limited Purpose Banking (London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 21 Jan 10 · Why Should Social Scientists Be Interested in the Cold War? (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Wed 20 Jan 10 · Europe after the European Age: historical reflections (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Sat 16 Jan 10 · The Truth About Dishonesty by Evan Davis (University of Dundee, Dundee)

• Thu 10 Dec 09 · Future Blackout? (The Dana Centre, London)

• Sat 5 Dec 09 · What's so good about democracy? (University of Dundee, Dundee)

• Thu 26 Nov 09 · JCC Opinion Soup: Can we restore our faith in Government and Politics? (Hampstead Town Hall, London)

• Thu 26 Nov 09 · Philosophy and Politics (The Pierian Centre, Bristol)

• Tue 24 Nov 09 · Philosophy and Politics (New Acropolis, London)

• Wed 4 Nov 09 · Post-recession ideologies: what ideas will shape the world after the crunch? (St John's College, Oxford)

• Sun 1 Nov 09 · Citizens & Realpolitik (Ealing Friends Meeting House, London)

• Tue 27 Oct 09 · Should All Politicians Be Utilitarians? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Sun 25 Oct 09 · Citizens & Realpolitik (Ealing Friends Meeting House, London)

• Thu 22 Oct 09 · Drawing the line: political cartooning in an age of offence (Kowalsky Gallery, London)

• Wed 21 Oct 09 · The Crisis of Global Capitalism: ten years on (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 21 Oct 09 · How the arts made the Velvet Revolution (Shaw Library, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 20 Oct 09 · UN Ideas that Changed the World (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Tue 13 Oct 09 · Divining art? Culture and the sacred in the 21st century (University of Notre Dame, London)

• Tue 29 Sep 09 · Are there risks we can't afford to take? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Thu 27 Aug 09 · Nick Clegg Meets... St Albans (Methodist Church,, St Albans)

• Tue 25 Aug 09 · Is rhetoric a dirty word? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Thu 23 Jul 09 · Nick Clegg Meets... Luton (The Riverside Suite, Vauxhall Recreation Club, Luton)

• Thu 16 Jul 09 · Nick Clegg Meets... Walthamstow (Misson Grove School, London)

• Wed 27 May 09 · Picturing Poverty: London past and present (New Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Sun 24 May 09 · The Reagan Democrats - the influence of race and religion on the American voter (Leicester Secular Society, Leicester)

• Sat 16 May 09 · The Battle for the Economy (Goodenough College, London)

• Wed 22 Apr 09 · Red Tory vs Blue Labour (The Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 31 Mar 09 · What is the point of redevelopment? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Thu 26 Feb 09 · A panel discussion on A Bangladeshi Obama in the UK? (Lab 5, Whitechapel Idea Store, Brick Lane Circle, London)

• Wed 11 Feb 09 · Reforming Pensions in Europe: four policies in search of a politician (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 3 Feb 09 · On the New Supreme Court (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Mon 2 Feb 09 · Ideological Weddings: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (Gresham College, London)

• Wed 28 Jan 09 · Is Global Democracy Possible? (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 28 Jan 09 · Political Satire (Wolfson Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 27 Jan 09 · Liberal Fascism: the uses and abuses of the F-word (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Tue 13 Jan 09 · Other Britains: One size doesn't fit all (Gresham College, London)

• Thu 4 Dec 08 · Ethics, Politics, and the State of Israel (LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders, London)

• Wed 3 Dec 08 · In Conversation with Cherie Blair (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Wed 19 Nov 08 · A lecture by Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 13 Nov 08 · Congress to Campus 2008 (Events Office, De Montfort University, Leicester)

• Wed 12 Nov 08 · The Prospect of Democratisation in Afghanistan (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 11 Nov 08 · Did religion make a difference? The American elections and beyond (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 11 Nov 08 · Kosovo's Independence and the Balkans: regional implications and challenges (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Fri 7 Nov 08 · Where Now For the United States After the Election? (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Wed 29 Oct 08 · An Appeal to Reason: a cool look at global warming (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · America’s Edge: A Global Country in a Global Century (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · Contemporary attitudes to ageing and dying (Foyles, London)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · Faith, Passion & Politics (Liberal Democrat Christian Forum, London)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · Is Europe A Place Or An Idea? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 28 Oct 08 · Legal Scholarship, Legal Practice and Policy: bridging the unbridgeable? (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Sun 26 Oct 08 · The Cheney White House: Lessons for the Next U.S. President (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 14 Oct 08 · Is the avant garde passé? (Vibe Live, London)

• Tue 7 Oct 08 · The Role of the Regions in the EU: the Flemish case (Shaw Library, London School of Economics, London)

• Thu 2 Oct 08 · Campaign cartooning: discussing how the art of satire shapes the political landscape (Congress Centre, London)

• Thu 25 Sep 08 · The Future of U.S. Regulation (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 23 Sep 08 · Leadership Masterclass: Core Challenges for 21st century leaders (H216, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 26 Aug 08 · How Much Democracy Is Too Much? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 3 Jun 08 · LSE public lecture (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 3 Jun 08 · Class Act: The Cultural and Political Life of Ewan MacColl (Bishopsgate Institute, London)

• Thu 22 May 08 · RSA Thursday: Torture and Democracy (RSA, London)

• Mon 19 May 08 · Ontario's Place in the 21st Century (Shaw Library, London School of Economics, London)

• Thu 15 May 08 · RSA Thursday: Political Hypocrisy (RSA, London)

• Tue 13 May 08 · Tourism Today (Vibe Lounge, London)

• Sun 27 Apr 08 · The future of global politics: Challenges, opportunities and threats? (Hamilton House, London)

• Tue 22 Apr 08 · Manifesto Club Night: Talkin' About a Revolution - the legacy of 1968 (The Evangelist, London)

• Wed 26 Mar 08 · Media Talk: Global Slowdown and Foreign Policy (The Frontline Club, London)

• Wed 30 Jan 08 · Peter Kennard: Exhibition Talk (Pump House Gallery, London)

• Wed 13 Jun 07 · Secularism Conference (Room E171, New Theatre, East Building, LSE, London)

• Mon 11 Jun 07 · Secularization and Indifference (Room G108, 20 Kingsway, LSE, London)

• Wed 6 Jun 07 · Secularism and Multiculturalism (Room G108, 20 Kingsway, LSE, London)

• Thu 17 May 07 · Salon or Seminar debates ART & POLITICS (Pump House Gallery, London)

• Mon 26 Mar 07 · Peter Weibel: Art and the Nation (Tate Modern, London)

• Mon 12 Mar 07 · The Promise of Justice (Room D302, London)

• Wed 7 Mar 07 · Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today (London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 6 Mar 07 · Can Politics be Non-Partisan? (London Review Bookshop, London)

• Wed 28 Feb 07 · The Promise of Justice (Room D302, London)

• Mon 12 Feb 07 · The Promise of Justice (Room D302, London)

• Sun 11 Feb 07 · Art and Conflict (Secular Hall, Leicester)

• Mon 15 Jan 07 · The Idea of Return (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Fri 12 Jan 07 · Discussion: Bound for Glory, America in Colour (The Photographers' Gallery, London)

• Wed 10 Jan 07 · Ronald Dworkin on Democracy (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Sat 18 Nov 06 · The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (Newcastle Philosophy Society, Jesmond)

• Fri 17 Nov 06 · Sidney Blumenthal on Bush’s radical conservatism (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Tue 31 Oct 06 · The plumage of the naked ape (Gresham College, London)

• Fri 13 Oct 06 · An evening with foreign correspondent Richard Beeston (The Frontline Club, London)

• Fri 6 Oct 06 · What Difference Did Lebanon Make? (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Mon 25 Sep 06 · Alan Badiou on the war on terror (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Fri 15 Sep 06 · Kathrina Fritsch in Conversation with Iwona Blazwick (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Thu 25 May 06 · Beyond a Joke? Cartoons and Human Rights (Royal Academy of Engineering, London)

• Thu 11 May 06 · The Economist Debate: 'London hit Gold when it won the 2012 Games' (City Hall, London)

• Tue 2 May 06 · Do political parties stand in the way of democracy? (Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London)

• Wed 26 Apr 06 · THE BIG DEBATE: Does God Exist? (Monoux College, London)

• Thu 6 Apr 06 · The Economist Debate: 'The United States is a responsible world economic leader' (Chatham House, London)

• Mon 27 Mar 06 · Luc Boltanski (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Wed 22 Mar 06 · Philosophy & Public Policy: Sex, Speech and Status: New Developments in the Pornography Debate (Gregson Centre, Lancaster)

• Thu 9 Mar 06 · Guantanamo Story (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Wed 8 Mar 06 · Philosophy and Public Policy: Serfdom and Openness: A comparison of Hayek with Popper (Gregson Centre, Lancaster)

• Tue 7 Mar 06 · On Hate Speech (Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London)

• Fri 3 Mar 06 · The Future of Islam: Possible Paths (Old Theatre, London)

• Thu 2 Mar 06 · The Economist Debate: 'India will overtake China in the next 25 years' (Chatham House, London)

• Tue 21 Feb 06 · Leadership and change: Wilson (Staple Inn Hall, London)

• Thu 9 Feb 06 · The Economist Debate on Public Services (Telford Theatre, London)

• Thu 26 Jan 06 · Economist Debate: 'A flat tax system is the best way forward for Britain' (Telford Theatre, London)

• Tue 24 Jan 06 · The Referendum: Direct Democracy and the Constitution (Gresham College, London)

• Wed 30 Nov 05 · Leadership and change: Macmillan (Staple Inn Hall, London)

• Tue 29 Nov 05 · Modernising Parilament: Reform of the House of Lords (Gresham College, London)

• Fri 25 Nov 05 · Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Thu 24 Nov 05 · Economist Debate: 'Digital technology will strengthen Public Service Broadcasting, not undermine it' (Telford Theatre, London)

• Tue 22 Nov 05 · Gerry Adams (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Thu 3 Nov 05 · Economist Debate: 'Offending the feelings of religious believers should not be a crime' (RSA, London)

• Wed 2 Nov 05 · Travels in Time: History and identity in today's world (The Museum of London, London)

• Tue 1 Nov 05 · The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on (Gresham College, London)

• Thu 27 Oct 05 · Leadership and change: Attlee (Staple Inn Hall, London)

• Thu 20 Oct 05 · Economist Debate: 'Democracies should bypass the UN rather than wait for its reform' (Church House, London)

• Thu 20 Oct 05 · Reflections on secret intelligence (Staple Inn Hall, London)

• Tue 18 Oct 05 · Economist Debate: 'Latin America has regular elections but lacks citizens' democracies' (Chatham House, London)

• Mon 17 Oct 05 · The perverse and the reverse: how bad measures skew markets (Gresham College, London)

• Thu 13 Oct 05 · Economist Debate: 'Respect for human rights is essential to economic development' (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 10 Oct 05 · India: The jewel in the crown (Gresham College, London)

• Tue 4 Oct 05 · The Democracy Club: Mirror, Mirror: Western democrats, oriental despots? (The Boardroom, London)

• Tue 4 Oct 05 · Economist Interview: 'How can the Tories win the next election?' (Pavilion Theatre, Blackpool)

• Thu 29 Sep 05 · The Susskind Interviews: Legal experts in changing times (Gresham College, London)

• Tue 27 Sep 05 · Economist Debate: 'From ASBOs to anti-terrorism, this government is careless with our civil libertie (Viscount Suite,, Brighton)

• Tue 20 Sep 05 · Economist Debate: 'Economic liberalism should be at the heart of this party's thinking' (Baronial Hall,, Blackpool)

• Thu 15 Sep 05 · Economist Debate: 'Prosperity, not environmentalism, is the best way to save the planet' (Telford Theatre, London)

• Tue 6 Sep 05 · Sustainable Development: Science-Based, Values-Driven (Colet House, London)

• Tue 21 Jun 05 · The Economist Debate: 'Organic food is a con' (RSA, London)

• Sat 28 May 05 · The Economist Debate at Hay 2005 (The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye)

• Thu 26 May 05 · Ignorance of the Chicken, or, Why Many Lacanians Are Reactionary Liberals (Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, London)

• Thu 19 May 05 · Debate: Turkey & the EU (Telford Theatre, London)

• Fri 13 May 05 · The Democracy Club: Professor Benjamin Barber (Centre for the Study of Democracy, London)

• Tue 3 May 05 · "DEVIL'S TRIANGLE: RELIGION, VALUES AND POLITICS IN A RELIGIOUSLY PLURAL WORLD." (Global Co-operation House, London)

• Tue 12 Apr 05 · The Democracy Club: On the Political. Professor Chantal Mouffe. (Centre for the Study of Democracy, London)

• Thu 7 Apr 05 · The Economist/RSA Debate: CSR (RSA, London)

• Thu 31 Mar 05 · Pre-election Debate (Telford Theatre, London)

• Sat 26 Mar 05 · Gallery Talk: David Crowley (The Photographers' Gallery, London)

• Wed 23 Mar 05 · Screening: Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual (The Photographers' Gallery, London)

• Mon 14 Mar 05 · Documentary Preview - 'Inside Israel's Jails' (The Frontline Club, London)

• Fri 4 Mar 05 · Michael Fried (The Photographers' Gallery, London)

• Thu 3 Mar 05 · Black Feminism in the 1980s (The Women's Library, London)

• Thu 10 Feb 05 · Margaret Thatcher: feminist icon? (The Women's Library, London)

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