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• Wed 16 Nov 16 · Paris and Syria: Climate Change and Imperial Energy Wars (St Mary-le-Bow Church, London)

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

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

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

• Sat 26 Oct 13 · An alternative to austerity: a talk by Owen Jones (Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge)

• Tue 8 Oct 13 · Alternatives to Religion: George Jacob Holyoake (Conway Hall, 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 · Shirley Williams (The London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

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

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

• Tue 12 Jul 11 · ED: The Milibands and the making of a Labour leader (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London)

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

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

• 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)

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

• 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 · 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)

• Thu 22 Apr 10 · From Balkan War to World War, 1908-1918 (The Museum of London, 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)

• Mon 25 Jan 10 · Speaking with the Speaker (Old Theatre, 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 17 Dec 09 · Electoral Reform in the Wake of the Economic Crisis (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, 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)

• 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 · Climate Change Policy: why has so little been achieved? (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London School of Economics, London)

• Tue 27 Oct 09 · The International economy, and the process of the citizen's revolution in Ecuador (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 27 Oct 09 · Building the Centre-right in Europe: impressions from a lifetime's experience (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

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

• Tue 27 Oct 09 · Building the Centre-right in Europe: impressions from a lifetime's experience (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

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

• Fri 23 Oct 09 · Skyful of Lies and Black Swans: the new tyranny of shifting information power in crises (New Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 22 Oct 09 · The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World (Hong Kong 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)

• Wed 21 Oct 09 · Revolution 1989: what exactly happened? (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

• Wed 21 Oct 09 · The Crisis of Global Capitalism: ten years on (Old 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)

• 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)

• Thu 11 Jun 09 · The Lebanese Elections and Middle Eastern Democracy (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)

• Thu 7 May 09 · The International Politics of Minority Issues: could the early 1900s return? (U8, Tower One, London Schoold of Economics and Political Science, London)

• Tue 5 May 09 · The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Debate: Liberal Democrats perspective (Mander Hall, London)

• Tue 28 Apr 09 · The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years on (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, London)

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

• Tue 21 Apr 09 · The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Debate: the Government’s perspective (Mander Hall, London)

• Wed 15 Apr 09 · Explaining the Rise and Fall of Fascism (Birkbeck College, LONDON)

• Mon 16 Mar 09 · Judges or Legislators: Who should rule? (Gresham College, 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 · Aspects of Austria's Dealing with her National Socialist Past (The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, 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)

• Tue 9 Dec 08 · The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate (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)

• 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 · Legal Scholarship, Legal Practice and Policy: bridging the unbridgeable? (Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics &Political Science, 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 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 25 Sep 08 · The Future of U.S. Regulation (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

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

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

• Mon 7 Jan 08 · Social Science and the Middle East: myths, pitfalls and opportunities (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Tue 27 Nov 07 · Crises in Democracy: constituency re-districting and gerrymandering in the UK and US (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Thu 22 Nov 07 · Turkey’s European Journey: on track or heading for derailment? (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 16 Jul 07 · Should genocide denial be an offence? (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Fri 13 Jul 07 · An Evening with Doug Fishbone: A Very Special Friday the 13th (Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London)

• Tue 10 Jul 07 · LSE Public Lecture (Hong Kong Theatre, 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)

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

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

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

• 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)

• Tue 8 Nov 05 · Families and Modern Democracy (The Westminster Forum, 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 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)

• Mon 23 May 05 · Human Smuggling from Iraq, Horn of Africa and the former Soviet Union to the Netherlands (Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, Birmingham)

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

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