Think forums

The Education Forum is an informal, fun and interactive opportunity to discuss and explore ideas and suggestions that relate to education policy. The intention of the forum is to produce policies that will allow the UK to offer world class education for all, regardless of birth, background or personal circumstances. For this forum, we are joined by Dr Scott Kelly (British Politics lecturer, New York University).

Date: Wednesday 13th September 2017, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

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Bright Blue’s Forums are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy. This forum is on the balance of industry and environment, asking, “how can the Government successfully be both pro business and pro environment?” For this forum, we welcome guest speakers Tom Burke (Chairman and Founding Director, E3G) and Tom Pickering (Director at INEOS Upstream).

Date: Wednesday 23rd August 2017, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

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For this forum, we are joined by Gabriel Heller Sahlgren. Gabriel is Research Director at the Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education and Affiliated Research Fellow with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics. In addition, he is academic advisor at the European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform and a PhD student at the London School of Economics, where he also works at the Centre for Economic Performance.

Date: Wednesday 3rd May 2017, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

Bright Blue’s Forums are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy. The Education Forum is an informal, fun and interactive opportunity to discuss and explore ideas and suggestions that relate to education policy. The intention of the forum is to produce policies that will allow the UK to offer world class education for all, regardless of birth, background or personal circumstances. Join us for informal drinks and chat on the Government’s recent education announcements.

Ryan Shorthouse will present on grammar schools in light of proposals to reinstate them. Chris Hayes will chair.

Date: Wednesday 1st February 2017, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

This Think Forum will bring together politicians, international relations specialists, lawyers, economists, industrialists and others to examine how to further the UK’s and the EU/EFTA’s mutual interests in free trade, and to undertake that examination in the broader context of the UK’s place in Europe politically, culturally and socially, as well as economically.

Post-Brexit, how can the UK play a positive role in building an economically successful, diverse and entrepreneurial Europe that stands for freedom and opportunity, and is a force for good in the wider world?

Date: Wednesday 23rd November 2016, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

Bright Blue’s Forums provide an opportunity to discuss politics and policy in an informal and interactive environment.

Date: Thursday 27th October 2016, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

Bright Blue’s Forums provide an opportunity to discuss politics and policy in an informal and interactive environment.

Join us for informal drinks and chat on the Government’s recent education announcements; from lifting the ban on grammar schools to private school reform. The forum will be chaired by Chris Hayes. Please note that October’s education forum will be held in the Two Chairmen near St James’s Park, not the Two Chairmen on Trafalgar Square.

Date: Tuesday 25th October 2016, 19.00 – 20.30.

Venue: Two Chairmen Pub, 39 Dartmouth St, London SW1H 9BP

Bright Blue’s Forums are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy.

For this Energy & Climate Change Forum we will be joined by Professor Leif Wenar, of King’s College London.

Date: Wednesday 3rd August 2016, 19.00 – 20:30

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW

Bright Blue’s Forums provide an opportunity to discuss politics and policy in an informal and interactive environment.

For this Education Forum, we welcome Mark Blundell OBE from Onside Youth. We will be discussing the importance of youth work, informal education and other approaches to boosting social mobility.

Date: Monday 18th July 2016, 19.00 – 20:30

Venue: Morpeth Arms (upstairs), 58 Millbank, London, SW1P 4RW