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.
2021 Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
“Quaker values in South Africa’s Struggle“
- Watch lecture with Q and A (Coming soon)
- Read text
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2020 No Salter Lecture. Instead there was the first Salter Seminar
in the autumn on Zoom. See Salter Seminars.
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2019 Catherine West
“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”
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2008 Anne Owers
“The Work of the Prison Inspectorate”
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2007 Dave Feickert
“A Sustainable Future for the Planet – An International Trade Union Perspective”
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2006 Phil Shiner
“The Iraq War and Occupation: What is at Stake for Civil Society?”
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2005 Brian Philips
“Without a Vision, the People Perish. What is our Vision?“
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2004 Jonathan Dale
“Where is our Social Testimony Now?“
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2003 Cliff Marrs
“Global Idolatry and the Economics of Sacrifice“
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2002 Tony Bunyan
“The War on Freedom and Democracy“
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2001 Ian Flintoff
“Dumbing Down the Soul“
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2000 Edouard Dommen
“What is Education For?“
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1999 Peter Challen
“The Economics of Friendship“
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1998 Jeremy Corbyn and Barry Coates
“Socialism, Injustice and Poverty“
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1997 No Salter Lecture (General Election)
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1996 Tony Benn
“The Alfred Salter Memorial Lecture“
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