We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting an Election Night Party. We’ll be hosting this party at Bright Blue HQ. We will hear from guest speaker Ben Page, Chief Executive Officer of Ipsos MORI, just after the Exit Poll.
Date: Thursday 12th December 2019, 20:30 till late
Venue: Second floor, 4-8 Ludgate Circus, London EC4M 7LF
RSVP: To register your interest email weronika@brightblue.org.uk
We’re hosting our next Bright Blue members meet-up with Daniel Korski CBE on Tuesday 12th November 2019 from 18:00. We’d be delighted if you could join us for drinks and nibbles.
Our regular meet-ups at the Bright Blue HQ are a change for our members to get to know our team and other members better.
Daniel Korski CBE is the Chief Executive Officer at PUBLIC and has 20 years of experience in senior positions in government across the UK, EU, and US. Daniel was most recently Deputy Head of Policy at No. 10 Downing Street and Special Advisor to David Cameron. Daniel was previously was adviser to the Vice-President of the European Commission and has previously worked for the UN and Foreign Office in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. He co-founded PUBLIC to enable tech startups to transform the way public services are run and delivered.
Date: Tuesday 12th November 2019, 18:00 – 20:30
Venue: Second floor, 4-8 Ludgate Circus, London EC4M 7LF
RSVP and further details: To attend, sign up to become a member here
Bright Blue and Barnardo’s are hosting the conference, Left to their own devices? Young people, social media and mental health. The conference will include the Barnardo’s annual lecture from The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
New technologies and the internet have transformed the way adults, and especially children, live their lives – how they learn, communicate, socialise, and express their views. Much of this is positive – enabling greater information sharing and social capital. But there has been growing public concerns, alongside a nascent evidence base, that social media may have a negative impact on children and young people’s mental health.
This conference will explore the positive and negative impacts of social media on young people, prompting debate on questions such as:
The evening will begin with a panel discussion with young people, practitioners and decision makers. Following this, The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP will deliver a lecture. At the end of the conference, delegates will be invited to a networking reception.
Date: Monday 15th July, 2019, 18:00 – 21:30
Venue: British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
RSVP: Here
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Our drink tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
For our May drink tank we welcome Professor Matthew Goodwin as our guest speaker. Matthew Goodwin is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. He has recently published a book entitled National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy (with Roger Eatwell), which examines the rise and rise of national populism.
This event will be held after the 2019 European Elections and Matthew will give us his thoughts on the new makeup of the European Parliament.
Date: Wednesday 29th May, 2019, 19.00 – 21.00
Venue: The Spying Room, Morpeth Arms, 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P 4RW
RSVP: Here
This edition of our Heads apart? podcast asks: too much nannying? We explore arguments for and against government interventions in our personal lives and choices. We are joined by Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, and Tom Chivers, science writer and Unherd columnist.
Political analysis today can be shouty and superficial, with people shaming and stereotyping those who disagree with them. We defiantly take a different approach. Our podcast brings together people with different views to engage in respectful, thoughtful and detailed discussion on major political and cultural issues.
Music credit: Lights by Sappheiros
Presented by: Ryan Shorthouse | Produced by: Robert Hansard
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Our drink tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
For our March drink tank we welcome Dr Sam Friedman as our guest speaker. Sam Friedman is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He has recently completed a book entitled The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged (with Daniel Laurison), which examines social mobility into Britain’s higher professional and managerial occupations.
Date: Wednesday 27th March, 2019, 19.00 – 21.00
Venue: The Spying Room, Morpeth Arms, 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P 4RW
RSVP: Here
Bright Blue’s think forums are run by our members and are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy.
For this forum, we welcome guest speakers Nick von Westenholz, Director of Brexit and International Trade, the National Farmers Union, Susan Twining, Chief Land Use Policy Adviser, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), and Matt Kilcoyne, Communications Manager, the Adam Smith Institute.
Farming is the UK’s oldest profession, it is the driver of rural Britain’s economy and culture, and provides over half of the countries total food consumption. With many growing differences between urban and rural areas what is the future for farming in Britain. Britain’s decision to leave the European Union means it is once again responsible for farming policy, the current Agriculture Bill proposes a radical shake up of the system which will change prospects for producers and consumers. This event aims to gain an overall view of the future of farming in rural Britain and it’s relationship with increasing urbanisation, through the following key questions:
Date: Monday 18th March, 2019, 19.00 – 21.00
Venue: The Boot & Flogger, 10 Redcross Way, London SE1 1TA
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