Constitution Unit Public Seminars and Lectures 2008

Below is the first half of the Constitution Unit 2008 series of public seminars and lectures. All events take place at the Unit (unless stated otherwise) and refreshments are always provided...

Events are free and tickets will not be issued, however, you do need to register by clicking on the links below. You can also find out more about each seminar and links to further reading under the 'read more' links.

The Challenge of Increasing Participation
Richard Wilson (Director, Involve)
Wednesday 23 January, 1pm
Read more | Seminar Report
How to Govern Better: Recommendations from the Better Government Initiative
Sir Christopher Foster (Chairman, Better Government Initiative)
Wednesday 13 February, 1pm
Read more | Seminar Report
***Constitution Unit Annual Lecture***
Kickstarting a debate on a British Bill of Rights and Duties
Michael Wills MP (Minister for Constitutional Renewal, Ministry of Justice)
Wednesday 5 March, 5.30pm
Read more | Listen to the lecture
Report of the Citizenship Review
Lord Goldsmith QC
Thursday 3 April, 1pm
Read more | Seminar Report
The Role of Regional Ministers in England
Ben Bradshaw MP (Minister of State for Health & Government Minister for the South West Region)
Monday 19 May, 1pm
Read more | Seminar Report
Good Administration: Why we need it more than ever
Ann Abraham (Parliamentary Ombudsman)
Tuesday 17 June, 6pm
Read more | Listen to the seminar
A British Bill of Rights: Answering the tough questions. Francesca Klug in conversation with Roger Smith
Prof Francesca Klug (London School of Economics) & Roger Smith (Director, JUSTICE)
Tuesday 22 July, 1pm
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***CANCELLED***
A British Statement of Values (title tbc)
Peter Thompson (Head, Governance of Britain Division, Ministry of Justice)
***POSTPONED: date tbc***
Devolution: A Decade On
Alan Beith MP (Chair, Justice Select Committee)
In association with the Constitutional Law Group
Poll Position - reflections on eight years of the Electoral Commission
Sam Younger (Chairman, Electoral Commission)
Tuesday 25 November, 1pm
Read more | Listen to the seminar
Parliaments and Constitutional Watchdogs: Continuing the Debate
Oonagh Gay (House of Commons Library) & Barry Winetrobe (Constitution Unit)
Thursday 11 December, 1pm
Read more | Seminar presentations

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