While it is always great to meet old friends at our events, and hybrid organisation makes it much easier for people not in the UK to attend, timings may mean it's possible to miss the live lecture. So, in case you missed one (or more!) or would simply like to re-watch, details of videos and podcasts can be found here:
Nick Crafts, Play it Again Clem? Lessons from the 1940s for Post-Covid Britain
After World War 2, Britain faced issues which are familiar today: strengthening the welfare state, dealing with an inflated public debt, improving productivity performance, underpinning support for the market economy, and credibly promising a better future. The Attlee government has been widely praised for its handling of this difficult situation and it is often said that we should remember the lessons of the 1940s. But what are the lessons we should learn, how successful were the policies of the time, and should we really try to go back to the future?
Podcast is available here.
Video is available here.
Natacha Postel-Vinay and Geoff Tily Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay! A popular history of Taxes
Without taxation there is no government. Taxation is essential, but who is to pay, and for what? For centuries people have fought over these questions, and these fights have been at the heart of the development and crises of democracy, from Magna Carta through the French Revolution to the Global Financial Crisis and the pandemic. Bringing together internationally renowned academic experts and policy makers, this documentary retraces this fascinating history across France, Britain and Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Podcast is available here.
Leigh Gardner Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the age of empires, 1822-1980
This inaugural lecture is timed to tie-in with the publication of Leigh Gardner’s new book. Her work focuses on the economic and financial history of Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on Africa’s connections to the global economy.
Podcast is available here.
Video is available here.