We were delighted to host the 5th annual Chamberlain Lecture at the iconic Highbury Hall in Birmingham, delivered by the Leader of Birmingham City Council, Councillor John Cotton. The building was commissioned as Joseph Chamberlain’s residence in 1878 and represented the perfect location for this year’s event. Cllr Cotton followed a great lineage of previous…
We were thrilled to host the Chamberlain Lecture 2022 on 16th June at the Royal Institution of Great Britain This year’s lecture was delivered by Councillor Georgia Gould, Leader of London Borough of Camden and Chair of London Councils. The lecture is an annual celebration showcasing the impact that visionary leadership in local government can…
Cratus had the pleasure of hosting the 3rd Chamberlain Lecture. Following on from Lord Heseltine in 2018 and Lord Kerslake in 2019 – two figures who have played major roles in our public life – in 2021 we invited someone from the current generation of civic leaders, Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol. We first met…
2019’s Lecture was given by Lord Kerslake, Chair of the Peabody Trust board and Be First and a member of the House of Lords. Knighted for his services to local government, he was Permanent Secretary to the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2010-2015 and the head of the Civil Service from 2012-2014. In…
Our inaugural Lecture was given by the Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH, who was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a Cabinet Minister in various departments from 1979 to 1986 and 1990 to 1997 and Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 1997. Lord Heseltine later served as an advisor to…