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 […]
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 […]
The Lincolnshire branch of the ESU is delighted that the Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT GCMG will join us as guest speaker at our Annual Dinner on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at 6:30 pm at Lincoln College, LN2 5HQ. For tickets and payment details, please email [email protected]. Tickets are £60 (£55 for […]
Was a Bristolian freed from a German prison camp in return for a ransom paid in Woodbines? Was a building decorated with the actual head of an 18th century terrorist? Is there a plague pit under Primark? Were the unicorns on City Hall a deliberate insult to one of the architect’s rivals? Eugene Byrne has been […]
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 […]
Oxfordshire branch is delighted to invite members to its Thanksgiving Dinner with a speaker from the Rothermere American Institute. This will be its first event since lockdown and the first chance to get together for nearly two years. There will be a traditional turkey lunch with a vegetarian option, predinner drink and coffee afterwards, served […]
Log on details will be sent out to members. If you haven’t received yours, please do email the Lincolnshire branch’s Honourable Secretary, Mrs Kelly Bevers, at [email protected] for details.
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
It is fair to say that the Government and possibly Parliament is, once again, facing a crisis in its relationship with the nation. The Owen Paterson affair is just one example of behaviour which is at odds with the public view of what is acceptable by our politicians. Is Westminster out of touch with the people? […]
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 […]
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