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Learning the Lessons of Past Spending Reviews: The 1981 Budget
16th May 2013

The Second of the Treasury-Mile End Group History Seminars On 01 May 2013, the second seminar in a series held in conjunction with HM Treasury and the Mile End Group of Queen Mary, University of London, took place in the…

Learning the Lessons of Past Spending Reviews: The IMF Crisis 1976
1st May 2013

The First of the Treasury-Mile End Group History Seminars On 26th April 2013, the first seminar in a series held in conjunction with HM Treasury and the Mile End Group of Queen Mary, University of London, took place in the Churchill…

Students visit the Cabinet Office & No.10
9th April 2013

On Friday 22 March 2013, Dr Jon Davis led a group of Undergraduate and MA Contemporary British History Students from Queen Mary University of London to the Cabinet Office for an hour long seminar with the Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy…

‘An Avalanche is Coming’
11th March 2013

TOP THINKTANK REPORT PRAISES MILE END GROUP AS THE ‘WAY FORWARD’ FOR UNIVERSITIES With its unprecedented access to top mandarins, industry leaders and politicians, and sustained business sponsorship, the Mile End Group – Queen Mary, University of London’s forum for…

City of London Corporation Sponsors the Mile End Group
19th February 2013

The City of London Corporation is now a co-sponsor of the Mile End Group in a two-year deal. The funding the Corporation has agreed to provide will contribute to the continuing high-profile events that the Mile End Group organises, hosts…

Leading Journalists Appointed Visiting Professors at QMUL
21st November 2012

Queen Mary, University of London, is pleased to announce the appointment of respected journalists John Rentoul and William Keegan as Visiting Professors.The posts will be held jointly between the university and the Mile End Group – its forum for political…

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, appointed Visiting Professor at Queen Mary, University of London
12th September 2012

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, is to become a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary, University of London. The post will be held jointly between the Mile End Group – the College’s forum for political debate – and the School of…

Hewlett Packard’s Mile End Group Funding Passes Half-A-Million
31st May 2012

Wednesday 30 May 2012 The Mile End Group – the forum for political debate at Queen Mary, University of London– has announced that funding from a major sponsor has now surpassed £500,000. Information technology corporation Hewlett Packard (HP) has sponsored…

Mile End Group re-write history on the Number 10 website
3rd February 2012

The Mile End Group attended an official reception at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday 1 February to mark the launch of the new history section of the Number 10 website. The Mile End Group was asked to write fresh biographies…

New contemporary history Masters covers Blair – Brown years
20th November 2011

A unique udergraduate course dissecting the Blair years of British politics is evolving into a Masters module spanning the entire New Labour era at Queen Mary, University of London. Starting in January 2012, the New Labour in Government module, part…