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 […]
The ESU London Branch would like to invite all ESU members of London Branch to its Annual General Meeting, being held on 20th December 2021on Zoom. The meeting is an opportunity hear what the committee has been doing this year, and its plans for next year. It is also a forum for your voice to […]
Join us for a Zoom event in which the current UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Joanne Thornton, DBE, QPM will be in conversation with Alastair Niven. The conversation will explore the role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, which is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking […]
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 first FIF will be hosted by England and Wales and the topic will be: […]
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