PHLS 2021: David Omand with Jon Snow on ' How Spies Think'
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About this event
7th July: David Omand In Conversation with John Snow
'How Spies Think'
In his intriguing new book How Spies Think, David Omand, one of Britain's most senior ex-intelligence officers, examines ways in which big decisions in life can often be easier to make if frameworks and strategies used by British Intelligence are employed. Full of revealing examples, including key briefings with Prime Ministers from Thatcher to Blair, and conflicts from the Falklands to Afghanistan, it shows how real intelligence techniques can be usefully applied in everyday situations.
Director of GCHQ from 1996 to 1997, David Omand is one of the most senior public servants to have served in British Intelligence. He was appointed the first Permanent Secretary and Intelligence Co-ordinator in the Cabinet Office in 2002, taking responsibility for national counter-terrorism strategy and homeland security.Since Jon Snow joined ITN as a reporter in 1976 he has reported the fall of Idi Amin in Uganda; the Revolution in Iran; the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan; the fall of the Berlin Wall; the release of Nelson Mandela; the Earthquakes in Kashmir and Haiti; the elections of Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, and Hassan Rouhani's victory; Operation Cast Lead in Gaza and the reinternment of the remains of King Richard III.
As well as presenting Channel 4 News, he has served for thirty years as Chairman of the New Horizon Youth Centre, a London day centre for homeless and vulnerable teenagers.
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How Spies Think: Ten Lessons In Intelligence – By David Omand
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Speakers will be signing books at the end of the event.
All lectures start at 7pm followed by a live Q&A. Approximate finish time is 8.30pm.
Proceeds are in aid of St Mary’s church - a vital base for outreach services to vulnerable local people, including the elderly, the homeless and young people at risk.
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COVID: This year’s lectures will be run in line with government Covid guidelines, at a reduced capacity, which means a mixture of in-person and live-stream tickets will be available. In the event of Covid restrictions tightening and it proving impossible to have an audience in the Church, all talks will move online and you will be offered a partial refund, or a full refund should you no longer wish to hear the talk.
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Organiser Primrose Hill Lecture Series
Organiser of PHLS 2021: David Omand with Jon Snow on ' How Spies Think'
For almost 20 years, The Primrose Hill Lecture Series has been exploring, and debating, some of the most important issues we face as a modern society. We are now recognised as one of London’s leading spaces for bold, lively and informative talks.
We are a non-profit organisation run by volunteers: the money we raise goes towards valuable community work - including vital local services for the homeless, vulnerable young people and the elderly - and the upkeep of the building that hosts them.
