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Audio recording of the 'Open Society under Threat? A Warning from History' panel discussion held at St Paul's Cathedral on 16 May 2017, organised by Cumberland Lodge and the St Paul's Institute. The event also launched a new edition of Amy Buller's groundbreaking 1943 book 'Darkness over Germany'. Guest speakers included: Dr Rowan Williams, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Prof Maiken Umbach, Prof Kurt Barl...

Julia Unwin, former Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, speaks to Edmund Newell, Principal of the educational foundation Cumberland Lodge, ahead of a cross-sector seminar on 'Inequalities & Social Divisions', held at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park on 28 March 2017.

Sir Stephen Wall, former British diplomat and Chairman of the Cumberland Lodge Trustees, discusses the UK's history with Europe and the EU, during an induction weekend for Cumberland Lodge PhD scholars on 9th September 2016.

Our climate is changing. As global temperatures increase, the risks to human populations become more severe. We are already seeing the impact of more extreme weather events (e.g. flooding, coastal erosion) and shifting climate patterns (i.e. food and water shortages). But it is not just these environmental risks that we need to consider. Hidden associated risks such as population health, and polit...

The UK government’s counter-extremism strategy, Prevent, is coming under heavy criticism. In particular, it has been said, that it inhibits discussion in schools about issues of terrorism and extremism, and that it stifles freedom of speech on university campuses. Some Muslims have said they feel as if they are under surveillance and even that their children are at risk of being taken into care. O...

Cumberland Seminar on 28 January 2016

King George VI Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr Elizabeth Morrow here interviews Dr Kai Ruggeri (Director of the Policy Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge). The interview discusses Dr Ruggeri's research on mental wellbeing ahead of his presentation at Cumberland Lodge on 1st February 2016. www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/mentalhealth

Bob Flowerdew, Organic Gardener and TV and Radio Broadcaster, discusses the future of gardens and gardening. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Lynne Berry Trustee of Cumberland Lodge on Social Cohesion, Civil Society and Volunteerism Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Katharine Whitehorn, celebrated author of books such as “How to Survive Children” and “Cooking in a Bedsitter” and former columnist for the Observer, on the significance of the final years of life. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Dr Jeff King, CUF Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, here discusses the status of social rights such as the rights to education, housing and welfare. Are these rights legally recognised? Do they have the same status as human rights? If so, how are they enforced in the UK? Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote...

Professor Frank Furedi (Kent) – The Nature of Fear in Modern Society Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Dr Tom Shakespeare, research fellow at the Institute for Policy and Practice at Newcastle University, discusses the ethics of pre-natal diagnosis (PND) for disability. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Robert Culshaw, Deputy Director of the British Antarctic Survey, talks about how the Antarctic Treaty enables international scientific collaboration. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Ruth Gledhill, former Religion Correspondent for The Times, talks about the nature of religious news Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, discusses the religiousity of America Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Charlie Beckett, Director of POLIS – the journalism thinktank at the London School of Economics, discusses the challenges of reporting on religious matters in the 21st century. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Shami Chakrabarti discusses Common Values and Human Rights Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

HH Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC interviews Danny Kushlick, Head of Policy at Transform, about the UK’s drug control policy. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

The Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, discusses alternatives to custody. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Lord Bichard, Director of the Institute for Government, explores the ethical challenges faced by the state when it obtains sensitive data on its citizens. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Julie Spence, former Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire, discusses why people are more afraid of crime than ever when the statistics show that levels of crime are decreasing Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

HH Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC explains the Criminal Justice System and explores some of the challenges it currently faces. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-disciplinary collaboration Registered charity: 1108677

Mike Trace, Chair of the International Drugs Policy Consortium, here analyses the global development of drugs policy over the last fifty years. Have the UN conventions on drugs reduced the harms caused by drug abuse and drug trafficking? If not, why not? Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-discipl...

Professor Klaus Dodds (RHUL) – The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, discusses the creation of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959, its current geopolitical significance and the challenges it faces in the future. Cumberland Lodge www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk is the home of an educational charity, founded in 1947 to promote ethical discussion and cross-discipli...