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Roskill Lecture 2026: Dame Karen Pierce on ‘Do we still need the special relationship?’

Churchill College, Wolfson Foyer Storey's Way, Cambridge

The 2026 Roskill Lecture, titled ‘Do we still need the special relationship?’, will be delivered by Dame Karen Pierce DCMG. In this twenty-first Roskill Memorial Lecture, Dame Karen will be drawing on her experience within the UN and her time as Ambassador to the USA to talk about the special relationship with the USA. Dame […]

“The Case for Gas”: National Energy Transition in Postwar Britain

Sixties Room Churchill College, Cambridge

Free talk by Dr Kathy Davies Until the late 1960s, Britain powered its homes, industries, and empire with coal. Coal consumption reached its peak in the postwar period, but by the end of the century, the national energy landscape had dramatically changed. Over 90% of households used gas-fired systems and Britain was a net exporter […]