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”

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2018: Diana Jeater

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

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2017: Molly Scott Cato MEP

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

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2016: Lynn Morris

“Red Flag over Bermondsey: The Ada Salter Story”

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2015: Jude Kirton Darling MEP

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

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2014: Richard Murphy

“Tax Justice: A Quaker’s Concern”

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2013: Ed Mayo

“Raising the sails for when the wind changes”

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2012: Danny Dorling

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

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2011: Tony Benn

“More Time for Politics”

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2010: Roy Hattersley

“Equality, fairness and faith”

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2009: Richard Wilkinson

“Dysfunctional Societies – why inequality matters”

2008: Anne Owers

“Prison Reform”