Events
Raising standards in parliament
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 03:00 PM · 42 rsvps · Parliament (room TBC)
We know that the culture of politics needs to change, but how do we make it happen?
Our panel of experts, chaired by Co-Chair of the APPG for Compassionate Politics Debbie Abrahams, will explore the various mechanisms that can be used to raise the standards of behaviour in parliament and identify the policies and pledges the parties need to be making when it comes to political reform as we head into the 2024 general election.
We are delighted to be joined by:
Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.
Calum Green, Director of Advocacy and Communications at Involve.
Jennifer Nadel, Co-Director of Compassion in Politics.
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and Co-Chair of the APPG for Compassionate Politics.
Past events
Launch of Compassion in Politics
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Compassion in Politics was launched with a conference at All Souls College, University of Oxford. Speakers included Lord Dubs, Prof Danny Dorling, Prof Ala Sirriyeh, Prof Barbara Taylor, Mayor of Sheffield Magid Magid, Julian Baggini, Prof Paul Gilbert, Marina Cantacuzino (founder of the Forgiveness Project), and Joe Delaney from the Grenfell Action Group.
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How compassion can transform politics
Friday, June 07, 2019
Discussion between Prof Peter Singer and Prof AC Grayling. Chaired by Co-Director of Compassion in Politics Jennifer Nadel.
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Where now for UK politics?
Thursday, January 16, 2020
In this New Year conference, hosted at Somerville College, Oxford, Compassion in Politics brought together leading activists and thinkers to answer the question: where next for UK politics? Speakers included:
Prof Guy Standing, author of The Precariat
Prof Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics
Prof Danny Dorling, author of Peak Inequality
George Monbiot, Guardian journalist
Shaista Aziz, journalist and councillor
Rev. Paul Nicolson, founder of Taxpayers Against Poverty
Janet Royall, Principal of Somerville College, University of Oxford.
Watch videos of the different speakers here.
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From War to Wellbeing: How to win the battle against Covid-19
Thursday, May 07, 2020
What have we learned from this crisis and how do we avoid returning to business as usual? How will the government afford to make investments in dealing with climate breakdown?
Online panel discussion with Sir Michael Marmot, Baroness Brown, Professor Carol Propper, George Ferguson CBE, and Dr Ewan McGaughey on how we build back better after the Covid crisis.
Watch the videos here.
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How can we build back better after Covid?
Thursday, May 21, 2020
How we can we build back better after Covid? 21 May 2020.
Hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Climate Change, Compassionate Politics, and Renewable Energy.
With Prof Marian Mazzucato, Prof Tim Jackson, Sir David King, and Sir Michael Marmot. Chaired by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
Watch the full video here.
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How do we put health and wellbeing at the heart of the Covid recovery?
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
A panel discussion hosted by the All Party Group for Compassionate Politics featuring:
Dr Daisy Fancourt, UCL
Lord Layard, LSE
Louise Aston, Business in the Community
Dawn Austwick, National Lottery Community Fund
Prof Michael Marmot, UCL
You can watch the full video here.
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Julian Baggini in conversation with Compassion in Politics
Monday, July 06, 2020
Live interview with the philosopher Julian Baggini.
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Ruth Hunt in conversation with Compassion in Politics
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Live interview with Ruth Hunt, former CEO of Stonewall.
Listen back here.
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Alex Evans in conversation with Compassion in Politics
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Live interview with Alex Evans, founder of the Collective Psychology Project.
Listen back here.
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The Psychology of Politics
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Professor Paul Gilbert (University of Derby), Saskia Perriard-Abdoh (British Psychological Society), Jamie Bristow (Mindfulness Initiative), and Jennifer Nadel (Compassion in Politics) discuss:
What can psychology tell us about the way politics works?
How can we bring psychological understanding into politics?
How can we use psychology to create a better politics?
This event was co-hosted by the All Party Groups for Compassionate Politics, for Psychology, and for Mindfulness and Chaired by Baroness Ruth Lister.
Watch the full video here.
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