Darren Henley OBE is Chief Executive of the Arts Council England. He has led two independent reviews into music and cultural education which resulted in England’s first National Plan for Music Education, new networks of Music Education Hubs, Cultural Education Partnerships and Heritage Schools, the Museums and Schools programme, the BFI Film Academy and the National Youth Dance Company.

Hosted by the University’s Politics and International Relations programme and in partnership with the Canterbury and District Inter-Faith Action (CANDIFA) and The Canterbury Society, the prospective parliamentary candidates from the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and an independent candidate attended Meet the Candidates for the 2019 General Election and made their case to the audience as to why they should be elected as Canterbury’s Member of Parliament.

Professor Sir John Curtice: ‘Delighted, Divided or Despairing? Voters’ Reactions to the Brexit Process

What difference will leaving the European Union make to the UK’s achievement of greenhouse gas emissions reduction and to addressing the risks posed to the UK by the changing climate?

The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, sets out to identify the values that can help us to reimagine, and to enact, a more hopeful future for our country.

The Rt Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, discusses the Speakership, the modernisation of Parliament and the importance of opening up our democratic processes.

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, discusses the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), its implications and the global response to resolve the problem.

Leading British historian, Lord Peter Hennessy, draws on his vast experience to offer an insight into the challenges of researching and writing about contemporary political history.

Author of the acclaimed No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money

Professor Linden West, PhD, FRSA is a Professor of Education and Director of the PhD programme in the Faculty of Education at Canterbury Christ Church University and Visiting Professor at the University of Paris Ouest, La Défense.

Michael’s many books have been read and loved by thousands of children around the world, with many being transferred to the stage and screen, including his most famous creation, War Horse.

Parliamentary candidates for Canterbury and Whitstable hustings

Chairman of the Royal Institution of Great Britain and Chancellor of Brunel University

Onora Sylvia O’Neill, Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, Chair of the quality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a former President of the British Academy and founding President of the British Philosophical Association. Mark Hammond, Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Visiting Professor of Public Administration

Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, where he also directs the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life.

Multiculturalism no longer enjoys political nor popular support. Far Right and other forms of extremism are growing and identity politics are threatening national solidarity. We need a new way of thinking about how we live together in an increasingly globalised world in which complex and multi-faceted identities are fast becoming the norm. Professor Ted Cantle will set out the theoretical and practical case for 'interculturalism' and explain how it provides a new and positive perspective for...

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe argues that the significant investments in IT already made by the Police have not brought the benefits it deserves and that by having a more consistent and central strategy, the people of this country would get a far better service. He also believes that investing in appropriate technology will enhance the effect of those officers concentrating on repeat victims, repeat offenders and repeat locations. His ambition is to make the Met the best Police Force in the country,...