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  • ESU Thanksgiving Dinner with guest speaker will be Sir Peter Westmacott

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Thanksgiving Lunch

    Studley Wood Golf Club, The Straight Mile, Horton-Cum-Studley Oxford OX33 1BF The Straight Mile, Horton-Cum-Studley, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • The ESU Lincolnshire AGM

    Zoom Webinar

    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.

  • Christmas drinks reception at Dartmouth House

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    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

  • Reflections on Westminster

    Zoom Webinar

    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 London branch talk: The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile by Andrew Lownie

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Zoom: London branch AGM

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Dame Sara Thornton in conversation with Alastair Niven

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • ZOOM EVENT: ESU FIF: Friendly International Forum on

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    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: […]

  • Matthew Rycroft in conversation with Alastair Niven

    The English-Speaking Union 37 Charles Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    Matthew Rycroft CBE is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. This is the most senior civil service position in perhaps the most complex and controversial of all UK government departments. In this conversation with Alastair Niven, Matthew will talk about the challenges of working on immigration, crime and many other contentious issues. He will […]