Since 1983 we have held an annual Attlee lecture.  Initially these reflected on aspects of Attlee’s life and work.  More recently they have addressed social issues of relevance to Attlee and the work of the Foundation.  The most recent lectures are listed below:

2011: Lord Ramsbotham: Youth Justice: The Need for Visionary Change

2010: Mr Frank Field MP: The Future for Social Policy: Are There Lessons From The Past? 

2009: Iain Duncan-Smith: From Social Breakdown to Social Breakthrough

2008: Prof Peter Hennessy: Clement Attlee and the Post-war Consensus

2007: HE Mr Kamalessh Sharma, High Commissioner for India: India and the UK in a Globalising World

2006: Lord Steyn: Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Role of Judges

2005: Trevor Phillips OBE: Diversity and Equality – Do we Need to Split the Difference?

2004: Rt Hon Baroness Greenfield CBE: Tomorrow’s People

2003: Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP: Civic Society: a New Partnership between Government and the Voluntary Sector

2002: Rt Hon Baroness Boothroyd: Parliament for the 21st Century: Reform of the Commons and the Lords

2001: Rt Hon Neil Kinnock: Let Us Face the Future