Hansard Society eNewsletter - January 2010
In defence of politics and politicians
- in spite of themselves
Thursday February 25, 6pm, Portcullis
House, Westminster.
Speaker: Peter Riddell (The Times & Hansard Society Chair)
Introduction by Professor Steven Fielding (Joint editor of Parliamentary
Affairs)
Chaired by Dr Ruth Fox (Director of Parliament & Government
Programme, Hansard Society)
In 2009 the reputation of politicians and politics itself reached rock bottom. Peter
Riddell, Chair of the Hansard Society, in his speech at the inaugural
Parliamentary Affairs Annual lecture, will examine the value of politics and
politicians in a modern representative democracy.
The speaker will give a lecture, followed by questions from the audience.
Attendance to this event is free.
To register for this event click here
How many
women does it take to make a difference?
Tuesday February 9, 6pm, House of
Lords
Speakers:
Linda Tarr-Whelan (former Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status
of Women), Professor Sarah Childs (Professor of Politics and Gender, University
of Bristol).
Further speakers to be announced.
Chair: Matt Korris (Research Fellow, Parliament and Government
Programme, Hansard Society)
This Democracy Forum discusses how many women it takes to make a difference in
politics, business and society. Is it the 30% tipping point advocated by
women's leadership expert and former US
presidential adviser Linda Tarr-Whelan in her new book, 'Women Lead The Way'?
Or should we focus on true equality at 50/50 parity?
The panel of speakers give their views followed by a Q&A session with the
audience.
To
register for this event click here
HeadsUp Forum - The Economy: what went
wrong?
Monday November 23 - Friday December 11, 2009,
HeadsUp.org.uk
The young people using the HeadsUp online The Economy: What Went
Wrong? forum expressed a sense of shock that adults had allowed the credit
crunch to happen and thought it was important for their generation to learn
from the situation to avoid the same thing happening in the future. They wanted
more education from a young age, about economics and how to manage their
personal finances.
Public spending was also discussed, including which services should be saved or
cut. The top five choices were:
1. Spending on education
2. Scrapping ID cards to save money
3. Creating jobs
4. Creating more youth training
schemes/apprenticeships
5. Investing in health
Click here to read the full
report.
Trustee
Vacancies
The Hansard Society is currently looking for new Trustees. The Hansard Society
is managed by a Chief Executive and six Directors and is currently governed by
a Board of seven volunteer Trustees. The Society is looking for three new
Trustees to join the Board.
If you are interested in participating in the governance of the Hansard Society,
please download the application pack.
The deadline for applications is Friday, 26 February at 5pm. If you would
like more information, please visit our website.
Ten
Years On: A multi-perspective evaluation of the Human Rights Act
Friday 5 & Saturday 6 June, 2010, University of Salford
The
Salford Human Rights Conference 2010 will evaluate the Human Rights Act 1998
(HRA) from multiple perspectives. It will comprise both a domestic and
international legal academic analysis of the effects of the HRA.
The conference will include a wide-range of participants and multiple
perspectives and will offer a unique and comprehensive analysis of the Act
which can inform future directions. Following the conference a selection of
papers will be edited and offered for publication.
Further information can be found on their website or by sending
enquiries to law-hrconference@salford.ac.uk