The New Frontier: Freedom, security and responsibility in the Internet age.
Conservatism and the environment: Is being green good for business?
Highlights: The Spectator US Presidential election debate
See the highlights from The Spectator’s US Presidential election debate ‘Clinton or Trump?’ held on 18 October 2016. The FT’s Gideon Rachman, playwright Bonnie Greer and Robert Ravelli of Democrats Abroad UK spoke for Clinton; Taki, Conrad Black and the American Spectator’s Robert Emmett Tyrrell Jr for Trump. Andrew Neil chaired. In association with Rathbones.
Is Party Politics Broken?
Watch the highlights! After the Brexit vote, how can a country, and the Conservative and Labour parties that have been bitterly divided by the referendum, be reunited? Andrew Neil, James Forsyth, Colleen Graffy, Ben Page and Simon Jenkins discuss whether party politics is broken in this Spectator debate sponsored by Rathbones, held on 13 July 2016.
The Spectator Brexit debate highlights
It was the largest debate in The Spectator’s history: we sold out the 2,200-seat London Palladium for our debate on whether Britain should leave the EU, sponsored by Rathbones.
Watch the highlights as Dan Hannan, Nigel Farage and Kate Hoey make their case for Brexit. Whilst Nick Clegg, Liz Kendall and Chuka Umunna argue that Britain is better off remaining a part of the European Union. Andrew Neil chairs. (26 April 2016)
London: the great European city?
Held in the wake of Sadiq Khan’s election as Mayor of London, The Spectator breakfast at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho on 20 May 2016 was staged in association with easyJet. Business editor Martin Vander Weyer chaired the discussion and invited the panel to draft an action agenda for the new Mayor. The panel was unanimous in its verdict that improving transport and other infrastructure was crucial to maintaining London’s global status.
The Spectator Breakfast Club: Edinburgh
Watch the highlights: The Spectator Breakfast Club hosted a panel discussion on Selling Scotland to Europe: Opportunities ahead on 28 April 2016, chaired by The Spectator’s business editor Martin Vander Weyer.
Guests heard from Vicky Brock, CEO of Clear Returns, Gordon Dewar, CEO of Edinburgh Airport, George Kerevan, MP for East Lothian and Eben Wilson, Founder of TaxpayerScotland.
The Spectator Breakfast Club: Making the most of Europe
The Spectator Breakfast Club held a discussion over breakfast Making the most of Europe, chaired by The Spectator's business editor Martin Vander Weyer. The panel discussed how SMEs can maximise EU opportunities, and how government can help. See the highlights here.
In association with easyJet.
