Lunch with Professor Tim Congdon CBE – Friday 20th October 2017
Professor Tim Congdon CBE joined us as our guest speaker for this lunch, which was held at The Falcon Hotel, Uppingham. Tim’s emphatic presentation, entitled ‘Did the banksters cause the Great Recession’, enthralled all our Member’s and guests.
Professor Tim Congdon CBE
Tim Congdon is an economist and businessman, who has for over 30 years been a strong advocate of sound money and free markets in the UK’s public policy debates. Tim was a member of the Treasury Panel of Independent Forecasters (the so-called “wise men”) between 1992 and 1997, which advised the Chancellor of the Exchequer […]
Lunch with Alastair Cunningham – 15th September 2017
Thank you to Frank Simms for introducing us to Alastair Cunningham from the Bank of England, who was our guest speaker for the lunch. Alastair delivered a very interesting and topical talk, which was followed by questions from the floor. Thank you also to all at The Lighthouse in Kibworth; Sarah and her team produced a […]
Alastair Cunningham – Agent, Bank of England Agency for the East Midlands
Alastair joined the Bank of England in 1994, taking over as Agent for the East Midlands Agency in February 2010. The term “Bank of England Agent” dates back to 1826, and is used to describe the Bank’s senior representative in the region. There are currently 12 regional Agents in the UK and they act as […]
Robert Thorogood
Robert Thorogood is the writer and creator of BBC1’s ‘Death in Paradise’. Robert went to Uppingham School before going on to Cambridge University, where he was President of the Cambridge Footlights. When he left, he spent many years working as an actor, writer and temporary secretary (only one of those jobs provided any kind of […]
Lunch with Robert Thorogood – 28th July 2017
Thank you to Robert Thorogood, writer and creator of BBC1’s ‘Death in Paradise’, for coming to speak to a full house at the Lake Isle in Uppingham.
Post Election Lunch – Friday 16th June 2017
Thank you to all those who came to ‘chew the fat’ in our Post Election Lunch, held at The Falcon Hotel, Uppingham. Many of our Members contributed their thoughts in this lively discussion, with special thanks to James Lee and Wendy Brooks for their inspired documents that they took the time to write and subsequently […]
Neil O’Brien OBE
Neil O’Brien OBE, was selected in May 2017 as the Conservative candidate for Harborough, where Sir Edward Garnier was standing down. Neil grew up in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and took a first in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, at Christ Church, Oxford. Neil is currently the lead adviser on industrial strategy and the economy in the Prime […]
Lunch with Neil O’Brien – 19th May 2017
The newly selected Conservative candidate for Harborough, Mr Neil O’Brien OBE, joined us for lunch as our guest speaker on Friday 19th May 2017, at The Falcon Hotel, Uppingham. Sir Edward Garnier’s successor delivered an excellent talk to our Members and their guests, 60 in total.
Godfrey Bloom
Godfrey Bloom began his City career in the investment department of Matthews Wrightson in 1967. His subsequent 35 years were extremely varied, probably impossible now in a very much more specialized and regulated city financial service environment. Roles enjoyed include award winning fund manager (cash and fixed interest), a top decile performance for a still […]