Former diplomat Francis Cornish will speak on ‘Is power and influence drifting away from the West?’ For further information, please contact Nigel Currie, Bristol ESU Chair: 0117 914 0773, [email protected]
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; […]
‘Churchill: a flawed talent?’ with Allen Packwood (Churchill archives, Churchill College, Cambridge) It has long been accepted that Churchill was one of the great figures in British history. A man of huge talent, a great war leader, an inspiring orator, a prolific writer - but also a man with many flaws, an unpopular political figure, […]
'Royal Navy Hovercraft in the Falkland Islands' by Cdr Vernon Phillips RN (Retd) The Hovercraft was a relatively new invention in 1967 when Commander Vernon Phillips was sent to the Falkland Islands to put the craft through sea trials. He will share his stories of his year on the South Atlantic’s waves, together with tales […]
The Friendly International Forum is an informal forum aimed at exchanging views, with an underlying aim of building future collaborations and initiatives. The host of the FIF will move between different ESUs internationally and each forum will be centred around a topic. The topic of this second FIF meeting will be: 'Owing to the decline […]
The Lincolnshire Branch of the ESU are linking with Dartmouth House to host an online evening with Sir John Coles . Respected educationalist and Chief Executive of United Learning Sir Jon Coles will be joining Matthew Christmas, Head of Engagement at the English-Speaking Union, to discuss some of the key questions in education today and […]
The English-Speaking Union welcomes you to an evening of piano music with ESU Music Scholarship alumna Yulia Chaplina at Dartmouth House. The programme will include works from Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart. Debuting aged seven with a performance of Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F minor with the Rostov State Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chaplina trained in Rostov […]
An update on The King's School, Tamil Nadu by Colin Wagstaff Colin Wagstaff is an ex-Army officer who left the services in 1976 mainly due to injuries sustained in a parachuting accident. His parents and grandparents were born in India. His father, John Wagstaff, was a Captain in the British Royal Navy and he served […]
‘Sir Clements Markham RGS: success or failure?’ by Isobel Williams Our last Talk of the 2021-22 season, on Wednesday, 20 April, is by Isobel Williams. Isobel is a retired Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. While qualifying at St George’s Hospital, University of London, where Edward Wilson, Robert Scott’s friend and confidant, had trained some sixty-five years […]
‘The inner workings of the UK Privy Council’ with Alex Galloway (Retired Clerk of the Privy Council and Head of the Privy Council Office) The Privy Council is a group of advisers on the royal prerogative to the sovereign and has been in existence since the 1500s. Initially it advised on the authority, privilege, and immunity attached to the British monarch; […]
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