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SUMMARY:Hitler's Cosmopolitan Bastard
DESCRIPTION:In the turbulent period following the First World War the young Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi founded the Pan-European Union\, offering a vision of peaceful\, democratic unity for Europe. The Count’s commitment to this cooperative ideal infuriated Adolf Hitler\, who referred to him as a “cosmopolitan bastard” in Mein Kampf. Martyn Bond’s biography offers an opportunity to explore a remarkable life and revisit the impetus and origins of a unified Europe. This event will explore Martyn’s recent publication\, ‘Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard’.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/hitlers-cosmopolitan-bastard/
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SUMMARY:How fares meritocracy in Britain and Europe? Competence or Cronyism?
DESCRIPTION:Adrian Wooldridge\, Political Editor and “Bagehot” columnist of The Economist.\nWhat binds us and divides us? Are there links to Brexit and our PM? \nBrexit Britain is looking increasingly like 1970s Britain: bigger state\, higher inflation\, less choice\, more bureaucracy\, shortages of staff and supplies\, ignoring the needs of the less-privileged\, rampant cronyism. \nHis latest book “The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World” traces the history of meritocracy. He describes the repeated efforts to compel society to organise itself on lines where not bloodlines or bank balances but merit alone decides who rules. \nHis book raises debates regarding the future of the Labour Party (“it offers Labour’s only path to victory” according to Wooldridge) and the Government’s “levelling up” agenda. \nWhere does meritocracy stand in the domestic party political arena? What can we learn from divergent attitudes in Europe and across the world\, and where does Brexit fit into the context? This promises to be a fascinating talk.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/how-fares-meritocracy-in-britain-and-europe-competence-or-cronyism/
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SUMMARY:Meritocracy in the UK and Europe
DESCRIPTION:How fares meritocracy in Britain and Europe? Competence or Cronyism?\nWith Adrian Wooldridge\, Political Editor and “Bagehot” columnist of The Economist.\nFollowed by a Q&A session.\nThis event is free but you must register in advance – see the event website for details and information on how to submit your question/s for the Q&A.
URL:https://ukpen.eu/event/meritocracy-in-the-uk-and-europe/
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