What isn’t working in contemporary politics - and why: is the problem the civil service, the press, the public, the courts or politicians themselves?

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What isn’t working in contemporary politics - and why: is the problem the civil service, the press, the public, the courts or politicians themselves?
The difficulties in making change happen are often attributed to different ‘blobs’. How can you build an eco-system for delivery in the modern era?
Date: 2 February 2026, 17:00
Venue: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Sam Freedman, Ben Ansell (University of Oxford), Ailbhe Rea (The New Statesman (Political Editor))
Organising department: St Antony's College
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Organiser contact email address: alumni.office@sant.ox.ac.uk
Part of: St Antony's Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship
Booking required?: Recommended
Booking url: https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/research/visiting-parliamentary-fellowship/register-to-attend-3/
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Alice Crouch, Harold Li