The Salter Lectures

Our annual lecture is named after pioneering Quaker Socialists Ada and Alfred Salter, and takes place as part of the programme of Britain Yearly Meeting.

2019: Catherine West MP

“Solutions for a Divided Society”

2018: Diana Jeater

“Bearing Witness or Bearing Whiteness?: Britain, Africa and Quakers”

2017: Molly Scott Cato MEP

“Brexit, Chilcott, and the role of conscience in public life”

2016: Lynn Morris

“Red Flag over Bermondsey: The Ada Salter Story”

2015: Jude Kirton Darling MEP

“Trade Deals: realistic concerns or rabble-rousing?”

2014: Richard Murphy

“Tax Justice: A Quaker’s Concern”

2013: Ed Mayo

“Raising the sails for when the wind changes”

2012: Danny Dorling

“Inequality and Social Justice: What’s so good about securing greater equality?”

2011: Tony Benn

“More Time for Politics”

2010: Roy Hattersley

“Equality, fairness and faith”

2009: Richard Wilkinson

“Dysfunctional Societies – why inequality matters”

2008: Anne Owers

“Prison Reform”