Longford Lecture
The Longford Lectures are held annually in November at Church House, Westminster. They aim to provide a national platform for a serious contribution to questions of social and penal reform, to make significant recommendations to policy makers and are delivered to engage wide public interest.
The Lectures are organised by The Longford Trust which celebrates the achievements and continues the work of Lord Longford. It was established in 2002 by friends and admirers to further the goals he pursued, particularly in the field of social and prison reform. In addition to the Lectures, the Trust bestows The Longford Prize to individuals and organisations who play a prominent role in the world of prison reform.
Past Lectures
| Year | Speaker | Title of the Lecture | Chaired by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Cheri Booth | ||||||
| 2003 | John Sentamu | ||||||
| 2004 | Desmond Tutu | ||||||
| 2005 | Brenda Hale | ||||||
| 2006 | Clive Stafford Smith | ||||||
| 2007 | Mary McAleese | ||||||
| 2008 | Debate on Prisons | We Cannot Build Our Way Out of the Prisons' Crisis | Jon Snow | ||||
| 2009 | Sir Hugh Orde | War is easy. Peace is the difficult prize | Gyles Brandreth | 2010 | Martha Lane Fox | Digital Disruption | Jon Snow |
| 2011 | Jon Snow | Punishment and the Media | Shami Chakrabarti | ||||
| 2012 | Will Self | Drug use in British Prisons | Jon Snow | ||||
| 2013 | Bianca Jagger | Ending violence against women and girls | Jon Snow | ||||
| 2014 |