On Sunday 29th September 2013, Parliament Street held its Annual Conservative Party Reception at the Petersfield Suite in the Midland Hotel between 19.30-21.00. The evening reception was packed despite upgrading to a significantly larger venue compared to last year, with long queues through the Midland Hotel before the doors even opened. The guest of honour was the Secretary of State […]
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 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 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 […]
On 30 September 2013, Parliament Street hosted one of the most interesting and topical fringe events of Conservative Party Conference – ‘Life After the Lib Dems’. The event was chaired by Parliament Street’s Nabil Najjar, and we were joined by a first-class panel including the Rt. Hon. John Redwood MP, Shaun Bailey, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, Melanie Phillips […]
Former Defence Secretary, Rt. Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP last night buoyed Tory ranks with an uplifting speech for Conservatism and denounced the shirking policies of the Labour Party at Walkers of Whitehall, London – At Parliament Street’s first anniversary bash. The biggest cheer of the night came when former Secretary of State for Defence Dr Fox leathered former Tory […]
