A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, streamed live on Wednesday 7 July at 11am. This discussion explores one of the key issues highlighted in our Faith & Belief 2040 report - the changing role and wider community use of religious buildings in the UK, in our increasingly multicultural, interfaith society.

The webinar is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with guest panellists, an audience poll, and audience questions. The four guest panellists are:

Sarwat Tasneem - Founder, 14-Consulting; Fellow, The Centre of Conscious Design

Eddie Tulasiewicz - Head of Communications and Public Affairs, National Churches Trust

Jagdev Singh Virdee - General Secretary, Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend; Editor, British Sikh Report

Will Watt - Director, State of Life (authors of The House of Good report for the National Churches Trust, 2021)

A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, streamed live on Wednesday 2 June at 11.00am, exploring ideas and opportunities for supporting social cohesion as lockdown restrictions are lifted in the UK.

This hour-long, interactive discussion was hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with guest panellists, a live poll, and audience Q&A. Our three guest panellists were:

Dr Magda Borkowska - Senior Research Officer at the University of Essex; co-author of Coming Together or Coming Apart? Changes in social cohesion during the Covid-19 pandemic in England (2021)

Jo Broadwood - Chief Executive of Belong – The Cohesion and Integration Network

Professor David Halpern - Chief Executive of the Behavioural Insights Team (a Cabinet Office spin-off)

A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, streamed live on Wednesday 5 May 2021 from 11am, exploring how people in the UK can adapt to climate change in ways that foster social cohesion rather than division across nations and within communities.

This hour-long, interactive discussion was hosted by our Programme Officer, Emily Gow, with guest panellists, a live poll and audience Q&A. Our three guest speakers were:

Alan Heeks, Director, Seeding our Future

Harry Holmes, Campaigner, UK Youth Climate Coalition

Glenn Woodcock, Founder of Exeter City Futures

A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, streamed live on Wednesday 7 April 2021 from 11am, exploring the social cohesion implications of declining public trust in government, the media and between communities.

This hour-long, interactive discussion was hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with guest panellists, a live poll and audience Q&A. Our three guest speakers were:

Professor Will Jennings - Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Southampton and Principal Investigator of the ESRC-funded 'TrustGov' project

Will Moy - Chief Executive of Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity

Dr Nikki Soo - Social researcher at Ipsos MORI and Honorary Research Associate at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture

Recorded live: 3 February 2021

A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, live-streamed on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 11am, exploring the implications of Brexit, particularly in terms of our sense of identity, and the UK's future relationships both across its own four nations and with the wider world.

This hour-long discussion features an audience poll and questions submitted live by our audience online. It is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell, with four guest panellists:

Professor Catherine Barnard FBA FLSW - Deputy Director at academic think-tank The UK in a Changing Europe

Anne-May Janssen - Head of European Engagement, Universities UK International

Emily Mansfield - Principal Economist for Europe at The Economist Intelligence Unit

Sir Stephen Wall - Formerly the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU and Prime Minister Tony Blair’s senior advisor on EU matters.

Recorded live: 2 December 2020

In this hour-long Dialogue & Debate webinar, we explore the scope that film, drama and documentary makers have to make a social impact through the stories they bring to our screens. We discuss their potential for deepening our understanding, changing our perspectives or inspiring initiatives to promote social progress.

We also examine some of the challenges that filmmakers face in this process, and opportunities for future film projects.

The discussion features four guest panellists:

Jane Fletcher - Director of Programme Delivery and Learning, Into Film

Anna Kumacheva - Screenwriter and producer; PhD student; Cumberland Lodge Fellow

Ken Loach - Film and television director (director of I, Daniel Blake)

Stephan Pierre Mitchell - Film director; Producer of Deleted

This webinar is presented by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell.

Recorded live: 7 October 2020

In this Dialogue & Debate webinar, we explore the complex politics behind language and terminology. We tackle questions about the control and regulation of language and consider the role of the Government, the media and minority groups in deciding what is deemed to be ‘Politically Correct’. We ask, ‘Politically Correct to whom?’

We highlight the powerful and even transformative role of language for creating inclusive and equal environments, where everyone feels valued.

This interactive webinar was streamed live on Friday 18 September 2020. It explored regional perspectives on supporting greater community resilience in the UK, to help people respond to, and rebuild after disruptive events and developments.

Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive Canon Dr Edmund Newell was joined by guest panellists:

Andy Burnham - Mayor of Greater Manchester

Dr Joanie Willett - Senior Lecturer in Politics and Co-Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies, at the University of Exeter.

The discussion delved into some of the recommendations from our Cumberland Lodge Report on Resilient Communities, which was published in partnership with The Young Foundation, in July 2020.

Our report examines opportunities for fostering social cohesion in ways that help communities to be more resilient to disruptive events and developments. Its practical recommendations for local authorities, policymakers and community practitioners are designed to support communities and help us all look ahead to a fairer and more inclusive future.

Recorded live: 2 September 2020

A Dialogue & Debate webinar exploring the important role of the arts in building social cohesion and providing a means through which people can share ideas and experiences, in a creative and accessible way.

We focus, in particular, on why the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been so damaging to the arts and entertainment sector, and how individuals, charities and the Government might help it to rebuild safely and sustainably.

This webinar was presented by Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive Canon Dr Edmund Newell. He was joined by guest panellists:

Jane Corry - Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

Jessica Jhundoo-Evans - Chair of Trustees, South Hill Park Arts Centre

James Potter - Director, Cathedral Singers of Christ Church

Luke Rittner CBE - Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Dance

Please note that we experienced some issues with audio quality at the beginning of this webinar, but they were addressed early on during our live stream.

Streamed live on 12 August 2020, this Dialogue & Debate webinar from Cumberland Lodge provides a platform for young people and experts to talk candidly about isolation and its mental health implications. In discussing these issues, we hope to raise awareness of the support provided by the Government, charities and the education sector, to help young people who might be affected.

Everyone is welcome to join, by registering here to take part on Zoom.

The discussion was chaired by Cumberland Lodge Scholar Alex Blower, and he was joined by guest panellists:

- Tim Leech - CEO, WaveLength

- Dr Farhana Mann - Psychiatrist; Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellow

- Kerrie Starkie - UK Youth Voice