Current Affairs Meeting

This week, in a change from our previously-advertised subject, we will now be discussing the escalating conflict that has erupted between Israel and Iran. Could it have been avoided, or[...]

"I disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it". This famous quotation, usually - but incorrectly - attributed to the pioneering Enlightenment-era[...]

Since we last met in July, much has happened in the world, and yet, in many ways, little has changed. The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine are no closer to[...]

In common with many other developed countries, the UK's birth-rate has been falling for some time, and now stands at around 1.5 children per woman, far below the so-called 'replacement'[...]

For our final meeting of the year, I'm once again opening the floor to all of you - our members - to share your thoughts on anything that's been making[...]

Barely a year has passed since his inauguration, yet even the most fanciful of apocalyptic predictions about how Trump’s second term as US President would unfold, have fallen way short[...]

In 2027, the BBC will reach a historic milestone, having been established by Royal Charter exactly a hundred years ago. Under the terms of that Charter, its remit must be[...]

With the Middle East in flames and oil prices soaring, a significant piece of legislation - the 'Representation of the People' Bill - attracted little attention when it was debated[...]

For more than a month now, the world has held its breath ever since the Middle East was plunged into another deadly conflict between its most hard-line of sworn enemies.[...]

With so much going on at the moment, both domestically and around the world, it's time once again to open the floor to all of you - our members -[...]

In Britain today, few issues provoke more heated debate than this. On one side are those who argue, on humanitarian grounds, that the less fortunate among us deserve all the[...]

It is now all but certain that, by next weekend, Andy Burnham will become our next Prime Minister. He may have a Messianic appeal within his party, but the man[...]