Thursday 7 April 2016

Clovelly Lectures: " Does the United Kingdom have a future and what can be done to preserve it? "

Clovelly Lectures runs a lecture forum on World Affairs, International Relations, Security & Defence and Science & Technology. The venue of this Forum is Clovelly on the stunning coastline of North Devon; a soft background to ask hard questions.

It seeks to provide a global positioning of British relationships and influences, with an emphasis on and analysis of Government policy and its direct impact on British lives.

Now in its 5th year, Clovelly Lectures has found in Devon a responsive audience. There is a curiosity and interest in listening and discussing matters that affect our lives in a fast, changing and confusing economic and political world. The attendance at these lectures has been enthusiastic and overwhelming.

Our latest Lecture coming up on Saturday 14th May 2016 looks at;

‘Does the United Kingdom have a future and what can be done to preserve it?’ a hot topic of debate with the EU referendum in June.

Former Attorney General and Present Chairman of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee Dominic Grieve QC MP is speaking at Clovelly. Appointed to the opposition front bench in 1999 as spokesman on Constitutional affairs and moved to the Home affairs team covering criminal justice in 2001 before being made shadow Attorney General by Michael Howard in 2003. In 2008 he was made shadow Home Secretary and shadow Justice Secretary in 2009. After the General Election of 2010 he was appointed a Privy Councillor and Attorney General holding that office until July 2014. Mr Grieve is currently a member of the Standards and Privileges Committee of the House of Commons. His work in Parliament on civil liberties and the Rule of Law was recognised by two awards - Parliamentarian of the Year in 2005 and in 2014 by a Lifetime Achievement award from Liberty. He has specialised on issues relating to Law and Order, civil liberties and international affairs as well as having an interest in environmental issues. In 2015 he was appointed Chairman of the "Parliamentary Committee for Security and Intelligence."  

Clovelly Lectures. Dominic Grieve QC MP
Clovelly Lectures 
" Does the United Kingdom have a future and what can be done to preserve it?
Speaker Dominic Grieve QC MP 
Saturday 14th May, at Clovelly Visitor Centre EX39 5TA. 
For times and prices visit http://www.clovelly.co.uk/clovelly-events 
For further information, tickets or to subscribe to mailing list, please contact clovellylectures11@gmail.com or call Clovelly Estate Office Tel: 01237 431200

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