Events

Lecture: Rupert Murdoch – The Inaugural Margaret Thatcher Lecture

Rupert Murdoch delivered the Inaugural Margaret Thatcher Lecture, ‘Free Markets and Free Minds’, to the Centre for Policy Studies on Thursday evening (21 October 2010). This is his first major speech in the UK since his 1989 MacTaggart Lecture. Click here for free PDF download

Lecture: Shrinking the state, growing the digital economy

Shrinking the state, growing the digital economy: what’s the role for the Government in an internet age? Speakers: Stephen Metcalfe MP Liam Maxwell – CPS Research Fellow Tim Montgomerie – Editor, ConservativeHome Paul Morris – Microsoft Chair: Jill Kirby – Director, CPS Sponsored by Microsoft The Centre for Policy Studies at the 2010 Conservative Party… View Article

Lecture: From Factory Schools to Free Schools

Speakers: Graham Stuart – Chairman, Children, Schools & Families Select Committee Anthony Seldon – Master, Wellington College Harriet Sergeant – CPS Research Fellow Amanda Spielman – Research and Development Director, ARK Schools Chair: Kim Catcheside – Former BBC education correspondent Sponsored by TSL Education The Centre for Policy Studies at the 2010 Conservative Party Conference…. View Article

Lecture: Going for Growth: Pain today, prosperity tomorrow?

Speakers: Michael Fallon MP – Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party Maggie Craig – Director General, Association of British Insurers Jo Johnson MP – Member of Public Accounts Committee Fraser Nelson – Editor, The Spectator Chair: Jill Kirby – Director, CPS Sponsored by ABI The Centre for Policy Studies at the 2010 Conservative Party Conference. Listen to… View Article

Lecture: What can government do to promote a savings culture?

Speakers: Mark Hoban MP – Financial Secretary, HM Treasury Michael Johnson – CPS Research Fellow David Nish – Chief Executive, Standard Life plc Matthew Vincent – Editor FT Money, Financial Times Chair: Jill Kirby sponsored by Standard Life The Centre for Policy Studies at the 2010 Conservative Party Conference. Listen to lecture:

Lecture: Luke Johnson – ‘The Importance of Entrepreneurs’

Centre for Policy Studies and the 1900 Club annual lecture.       Listen to lecture:

Lecture: Chris Grayling MP – A Conservative Home Office

Chris Grayling MP delivers a speech on ‘A Conservative Home Office’.       Listen to lecture:

Lecture: Why Growth is the Answer

A panel debate with: Michael Fallon MP, Vice Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Evercore Partners and CS Board Member Allister Heath, Editor of City AM Patience Wheatcroft, Editor of the Wall street Journal Europe Jill Kirby (Chair) Director of the CPS.   Listen to lecture:

Lecture: Lord Guthrie – The 2010 Ruttenberg Lecture

The Annual CPS Ruttenberg Lecture on ‘The Defence of Britain’ by General Lord Guthrie. Listen to lecture: Click here for free PDF download

Lecture: Fraser Nelson – The 2010 Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture

Fraser Nelson delivers the 2010 Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture.     Listen to lecture: