The Thomas More Institute is organising a one-day course in medical ethics according to traditional principles. The course will take place at the Institute on Saturday, 6th May 2017, from 10am to 5pm. We are proud to welcome as speakers Dr Charlie O’Donnell, consultant in intensive care and in emergency medicine, Dr Adrian Treloar, consultant […]

In the years since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, discontent has swept liberal western democracies in Europe and the U.S.A. Economic inequality is a chief target of populist ire, echoed by intellectual critiques from that of Thomas Piketty to that of Pope Francis. It has been exploited in the U.S. presidential election campaign by the […]

The relationship between Christianity and the market economy is a complex one. Among other things, it raises the question of whether acceptance or even promotion of the market involves acceptance of liberal or even libertarian views of man and society, many of which would seem to be at odds with Christian teaching. Can a Christian […]

The next event will be a special plenary in Brussels in October 2015.  For more information about forthcoming events please visit dcw25.wordpress.com This series has been organised by the Thomas More Institute in partnership with the European University Colleges Association and is co-funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union.

The last of three symposia examining developments in freedom of conscience and dissent in public in Europe before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Dr. Martin Meenagh Tutor in History, and Barrister Conscience versus Reciprocity in the European Public Sphere since 1989 Dr. Gunnar Beck School of Oriental and African Studies Democracy and the Rule […]

The second in a series of three symposia examining developments in freedom of conscience and dissent in public in Europe before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Pavel Trantina (Member of the European Economic and Social Committee) Thoughts and reflections (video) Professor Harald Wydra (Cambridge University) Making Europe from the Margins: The Politics of […]

The first in a series of three symposia examining developments in freedom of conscience and dissent in public in Europe before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Keynote speaker: Edward Lucas, senior editor at The Economist. Edward Lucas, is a senior editor at The Economist. An expert in energy, intelligence and cyber-security issues, he covered […]

The relationship between art and society is an old and complex one. Since the 1980s successive British governments have tried to gloss over this history via ‘instrumentalisation’ of artistic activity with a view to attainment of manifestly non-artistic ends. The result has been that it has become perceived near impossible to discuss artistic value in […]