About

Portsmouth High School GDST has partnered with the Portsmouth Politics Society to host a fascinating and thought-provoking series of events.

Friday 28 February, 7pm
Sir Julian Lewis, Conservative MP for New Forest East; chair of the House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee 2020-24

Thursday 13 March, 6pm
Sir John Curtice, British Political Scientist and Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde

Friday 14 March, 7pm
Suella Braverman, Conservative MP for Fareham and former Home Secretary

Wednesday 30 April, 7pm
Cllr Steve Pitt, Liberal Democrat Leader of Portsmouth City Council since May 2023

Tuesday 1 July, 7pm
Sam Freedman, former policy adviser at the Department for Education, now freelance commentator and author of Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It.

Monday 8 September, 7pm
Stephen Prince, Head of the Naval Historical Branch at the MOD

Monday 15 September, 6pm
Prof Andrew Hindmoor, author of ‘Haywire’, a study of British politics in the 21st Century

Refreshments will be available during the half hour before the start of the meeting. There is a small amount of parking at Portsmouth High Senior School at 25 Kent Road (PO5 3EQ) and more spaces just down the road at the Portsmouth High Prep and Pre-School, 36 Kent Road (PO5 3ES).