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As Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 passes 100,000, there is one burning question: why did so many have to die? Tom Clark, Gaby Hinsliff and Philip Ball chart the persistent failures—from both the chief scientists and the politicians. Former head of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale takes on the human rights sceptics and Rana Mitter asks whether China's grip on Hong Kong means the end of the historic freedoms in the city.

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Throughout the year <em>Prospect</em> hosts public and private events including out monthly Book Club, Annual Think Tank Awards, Parliamentary Staff Awards and the Bennett Prospect Prize for Public Policy.

Alongside these events, we also convene roundtable discussions, panel debates, In Conversation-style events and—in the current climate—webinars featuring speakers from academia, politics and business.

See our full list of upcoming events below, along with audio and video from our previous events.

March 2nd 2021

Watch: How do we stop a generation from sleepwalking into retirement?

On 2nd March Prospect welcomed a stellar panel of… Read More
January 26th 2021

Watch: Homes for all—what new social and affordable housing can do for Britain

House building is a massive driver of the UK… Read More
December 15th 2020

Watch: The 2020 Think Tank Awards Ceremony

The winners have been announced and the awards handed out,… Read More
October 12th 2020

Watch: What next for pensions? Why the 2020s are the crunch decade

Automatic Enrolment (AE) is one of the stand-out policy… Read More
October 5th 2020

Build, build, build: how can we overcome the barriers to affordable and social housing

The aspirational and historic demand for home ownership has,… Read More
October 5th 2020

Watch: Flightpath to recovery: the role of aviation in the economic recovery

The Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in one of the… Read More
October 13th 2020

Watch: The Big Pivot—the third sector post Covid-19

UK charities do enormous good. Beyond their social benefits… Read More
October 6th 2020

Watch: The Rule of Law and Judicial Independence, with Lady Hale

What underpins London’s position as a leading centre for… Read More
September 21st 2020

Watch: Cleaner skies – aviation’s role in a future of sustainable travel

Aviation underpins the UK economy. It supports over 230,000… Read More
July 21st 2020

Watch: Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of Covid-19

The celebrated former Supreme Court judge, Jonathan Sumption, used… Read More
July 14th 2020

Listen: Nature v Business—a Prospect webinar

June 25th 2020

Listen: Where pensions freedoms should go next?

What role should master trust pension funds play in the… Read More
May 8th 2020

Listen: Rebuilding Planet Corona

Where have we got to in the Covid-19 crisis?… Read More