On Tuesday 12th February 2012, Parliament Street held a panel discussion about its recent research paper Fostering Democracy in North Korea by North Korean dissident Kim Joo-Il. The event was held in Committee Room 16 of the House of Commons and the event was chaired by Parliament Street Deputy Chairman, Cllr. Sophie Shrubsole. The event was attended by over 40 […]
On Wednesday 24th April 2012, Parliament Street held its first event. This was a screening of the film “Winter Butterfly in Committee Room 15 of the Houses of Parliament. The event was held in association with the North Korean Residents Association as part of the international North Korean Freedom Week.“Winter Butterfly” is a critically acclaimed film by North Korean defector, Kim […]
On Wednesday 4 September 2013, Parliament Street hosted Jonathan Aitken, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and biographer of Richard Nixon, to speak on the 37th President’s centenary in the House of Commons. While many biographies of Nixon have appeared over the years Aitken, an interesting and controversial figure in his own right, was one of the few writers to […]
On Tuesday 6th October 2015, Parliament Street held it’s Annual Conference Drinks and this year, added Karaoke to the mix. The event, which took place in the spacious Victoria Suite of the Midland Hotel, lasted over 3 and half hours with over 300 people in attendance. Speakers for the evening included the Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP who kicked off […]
On Tuesday 29th October 2013 , Parliament Street was joined by acclaimed historian and author Chris Skidmore MP as well as around 50 guests in Committee Room 9 of the House of Commons to discuss Chris’ latest book Bosworth – the Birth of the Tudors. The event was chaired by our Head of Membership, Caitlin Boydon-Jones. Chris delivered a fascinating […]
On Wednesday 6th November 2013, Parliament Street was joined by Former Secretary of State for Defence, and Member of Parliament for North Somerset Liam Fox, to discuss his new book Rising Tides; facing the challenges of a new era. Fox delivered a speech covering the topic of Globalisation and the challenges it brings, to a packed out room of over […]
This post is an extract from a forthcoming chapter by James Downes (Director of British & European Politics, Parliament Street) and Christopher Hanley (Director of Public Opinion & Polling, Parliament Street) for Parliament Street’s upcoming new book. It is fundamentally clear that politicians on both the left and right of British politics have failed to recognize the long-term impact of […]
Sold out well in advance, our much-anticipated US Presidential Election Night Party was a resounding success. Held at Rileys Sport’s Bar in Haymarket, we were joined by over three hundred guests and a number of MPs, and members of our team spent the day and night talking to press from around the world, providing preamble, live updates and reactions to […]
Emily Payne, Parliament Street’s Director of Middle East Studies tells how 2016 changed the region and looks at what is in store for it in 2017. 2016 was an eventful year starting with the Cologne New Year’s Eve sexual assaults and ending in the retaking of Aleppo and assault of Mosul. Almost six years after the Arab Spring, civil […]
Alexander Willis, Member of the UK Youth Parliament for Newport, South Wales writes his review of the politics of 2016 2016 – A Political Phenomenon 2016 has been a year when the impossible has been made possible. Whether you like it or not, it has guaranteed immense change, the aftershocks of which will be experienced for many years to come. […]
