Future Events

More fees, please

Thursday 11th February, 2010

The Ideas Space

The Independent Review of Higher Education Funding is at last underway but no one is quite sure what vice-chancellors and politicians really think about fees. Policy Exchange will bring the debate out of the shadows. To mark the launch of our new report on the future of fees for undergraduate students, we would like to invite you to share in a debate about the big issues.

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Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam: What future for the centre right in America?

Thursday 18th February, 2010

The Ideas Space

Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam are two of the sharpest new writers on US politics. They are the co-authors of “Grand New Party”, a provocative challenge to Republican conventional wisdom. The book, subtitled “How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” draws on historical and sociological analysis and suggests a way to reconstruct the Republican Party's core principles. They argue that the Democrats' cultural liberalism makes their party inherently hostile to the interests and values of the working class, but that on a host of issues, today's Republican Party lacks a message that speaks to their economic aspirations.

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Quantitative Easing: Friend or Future Foe?

Monday 22nd February, 2010

Ideas Space

The Bank of England entered unchartered territory in January last year when the Treasury authorised it to begin a radical monetary policy experiment that we now know as "Quantitative Easing". Given the unprecedented monetary conditions resulting from the liquidity crisis, the Asset Purchase Facility has been welcomed with open arms, and now stands at almost £200bn invested in UK gilts and corporate debt. But has QE had an economic impact to match its political use? Will the cure prove as dangerous as the disease? How and when should the Bank close the lid on this potential Pandora's Box?

Controlling Migration: How can we achieve the right level of immigration in the UK?

Monday 1st March, 2010

The Ideas Space

According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK population is set to hit – and then exceed - 70 million by 2029. The introduction of a points-based system (PBS) for immigration and citizenship appears to have done little to alter this projection.

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Terrorism: Pragmatism, Populism, and Libertarianism

Wednesday 3rd March, 2010

The Inaugural John Creaney Memorial Lecture

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The Guardian: The Future of Higher Education Summit 2010

Thursday 11th March, 2010

America Square Conference Centre

The Guardian's annual summit for higher education leaders returns. Anna Fazackerley, Head of the Education Unit at Policy Exchange will be speaking at the summit.