Social scientist and inequality expert Danny Dorling discusses his latest work, Seven Children, an immersive and highly original study of child inequality, in a conversation at Foyles with Polly Toynbee. Foyles bookshop, Charring Cross Road, London, September 12th 2024.Oleh Danny Dorling

Donnington Doorstep is a community-based family centre delivering a range of universal and specialist services. It was set up in 1984 by local parents, who knew that caring for children can be hard. My mum was involved a little at the start, and I was one of the children that it was hard to care for (unruly, etc). Forty years on Donnington Doorstep…

Who are the incomers who have made the city of Oxford, England their home? Social policy scholar Elizabeth Peretz, geographer Danny Dorling, historian Maurice East and activist Jabu Nala-Hartley lead a discussion about migrants' histories and realities in a Refugee Week event organised by the Coalition To Keep Campsfield Closed. The speakers explor…

Why is the UK so unusual – and not at all in a good way? How did the Conservative Party end up having more in common with European political parties such as Germany]s far-right AfD than with other “conservative” parties on the continent – as far back as the prime ministership of David Cameron? How did a recent Scottish government policy that most p…

Danny Dorling, Liz Webster, and Willow Fisher, speaking on "Brexit is a failed project: a brighter future is possible", a Public Meeting organised by Oxford for Europe, Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford, March 20th 2024. A summary for part of the first part is here: https://www.dannydorling.org/?p=9917 and full report which that part is based on is he…

13:10-13.35 - "BRITISH CULTURE" Danny Dorling at the Sunday Papers Live, March 17th 2024 (One Marylebone, 1 Marylebone Rd, London) Is there any hope? What do we do? Join Danny Dorling, professor in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, as he explores the options, and how Geography shows you a way out for London, E…

A public talk given by Danny Dorling at the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development, University of Groningen, House of Connections, Oude Ebbingestraat, Groningen, The Netherlands, 19 December 2023. Based on the book "Shattered Nation" and concerning recent events and more long term trends in the UK, the Netherlands, and elsehwhere. Intro…

Danny Dorling, speaking after John Broughton and Peter Apps, on the housing Policies of the British Labour Party, at the Labour Housing Group Conference: Tackling London's Housing Crisis, Camden London Borough Council, December 9th 2023Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling asking how Britain became so divided. Recorded at Toppings book shop in Edinburgh on 7 December 2023. Britain was once the leading economy in Europe; it is now the most unequal. In Shattered Nation, leading geographer and author of Inequality and the 1% shows that we are growing further and further apart. Visiting sites across the Bri…

Islands: Danny Dorling in Conversation with John Furlong – a talk about a book, Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, University of Oxford, December 4th 2023. John Furlong, former Director of the University of Oxford Department of Education, discusses his recent memoir ‘Islands: In Search of Brave New Worlds’ with Danny Dorling, Halford Macki…

Falling life expectancy in the UK - a talk by Professor Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University Centre for the Environment given at the Royal Society of Medicine in London at a meeting held on 'Recent advances in medicine and surgery on' Thursday 30 November 2023.…

Danny Dorling and Tim Marshall talk to Oliver Bullough WORLDS APART – MAPPING INEQUALITY Thursday 23 November 2023, 8pm Venue: Llwyfan Cymru – Wales Stage (Hay Castle) One of the UK’s leading geographers, Danny Dorling shows why we are growing further and further apart in his new book Shattered Nation. Looking at hunger, precarity, waste, exploitat…

Three talks and a discussion lead by Jabu Nala-Hartley, a Masters of Public Health student at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford City Councillor for Barton and Sandhills, recent Chair of the Oxford District Labour Party, and current chair of the Oxford Living Wage Campaign - involving Danny Dorling, Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson; introduced by …

Keynote lecture given by Dany Dorling at the CREW research lab, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (USN), in Paris. Given on November 10th 2023 as part of a study day that focussed on the population and geographical locations that were left behind over recent decades in the UK. Considering the particular policies, addressing the concept, causes and conse…

Presentation by Danny Dorling and discussion with Luke Cooper and Zoe Williams: Brexit has failed to address any of the substantive challenges of the day, but it was not a ‘year zero’ for the many problems facing the United Kingdom and, in fact, reflected decades of public policy failure. That’s the argument of Oxford University professor Danny Dor…

Tom Clark, Samira Shackle, and Danny Dorling, discuss How Do We Stop Britain Becoming a Failed State? at Festival of the Future City, The Watershed, Bristol, on October 18th.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling talks about his new book and begins with the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street which occurred on this day in 1936 - the last time the UK was as unequal as it was again in 2023. No slides, and an injection of some hope.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling giving a Population Ageing seminar at the Oxford Martin School, Oxford University, November 4th 2021 on person and by zoom.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking at the Wanstead Tap Beer Hall, East London, July 21st 2021Oleh Danny Dorling

A keynote speech given remotely by Danny Dorling at the Annual Conference of Asumisen rahoitus- ja kehittämiskeskus (ARA) , The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland, January 21st 2021.Oleh Danny Dorling

At this event, Danny will be talking about Finntopia – What we can learn from the world’s happiest country?, written jointly with Annika Koljonen (and Agenda Press). In 2018, 2019 and 2020, the World Happiness Report ranked Finland the world’s happiest country, both for its total population and for the immigrants living there. The UK was placed 19t…

Danny Dorling talking about the 2020 pandemic and historical analogues at the Also Festival, Warwickshire, 29th August 2020.Oleh Danny Dorling

Keynote Address by Danny Dorling at the International e-Conference on Borderless Growth, Equality and Sustainable Development: The Pathway to Human Welfare, Isabella Thoburn College, India, 29 June 2020Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling talking on how the Brexit government tried to deal with pandemic and what we know now about Covid-19, as a Contribution to a ‘why we must not return to normal’ panel discussion, organised by Counterfire, on-line, May 30th 2020. Best listened to after reading "Did COVID-19 infections decline before UK lockdown? " by Simon Wood at: http…

Danny Dorling, and Sofie Furu discussing the Book Slowdown and the illusion of speed and growth in our society, on-line talk, SoCentral - nordisk inkubator for samfunnsinnovasjon, Oslo, Norway, May 20th 2020Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling giving a short keynote at the British Sociological Association Annual Conference (on-line in a time of Covid19) on April 24th 2020.Oleh Danny Dorling

The Geography of Slowdown. Final conference talk given by Danny Dorling, Geographical Association Annual Conference (on-line), April 18th 2020Oleh Danny Dorling

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Danny Dorling talking on "Peak inequality and mortality in the UK: 2015-2020" at the London Inequalities Studies meeting, Room 836, 20 Bedford Way, London, January 28th 2020Oleh Danny Dorling

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Emma Revie (Chief Executive of the Trussell Trust) and Danny Dorling speaking on the Treehouse Stage, Greenbelt Festival, Boughton House, Kettering, August 26th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking at the Foundry Venue, Greenbelt Festival, Boughton House, Kettering, August 25th 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Paul Mason and Danny Dorling speaking at the Exchange venue, Greenbelt Festival, Boughton House, Kettering, August 25th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking on the treehouse stage, Greenbelt Festival, Boughton House, Kettering, August 25th 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling's Keynote Speech: Manchester International festival of Public Health, University of Manchester, July 18th 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Book Tent Talk by Danny Dorling at the Wilderness Festival, August 4th, Cornbury, Oxfordshire.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking at Channing Senior School and to pupils from neighbouring schools, London, Archway, June 20th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling (Geography, Oxford University) and Polly Neat (Chief Executive of Shelter) talking on the housing crisis in England, Introduced by Alexandra Jezeph as part of the 'Fixing the Future Conference', Bright Blue (an independent think tank and pressure group for liberal conservatism.), The Guildhall, London, 8 July 2019…

Jonathan Metzl & Danny Dorling speaking at a public event in Durham Town Hall organised by the Institute for Medical Humanities, University of Durham, on 25 June 2019; chaired and introduced by Dr Angela Woods.Oleh Danny Dorling

A debate organised by Oxford Civic Society, chaired by Clive Booth and held in Oxford Town Hall on June 17th 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Penny Bickle, David Wengrow, Kate Pickett and Danny Dorling speaking at the Festival of Ideas, Ron Cooke Hub, University of York, on June 10th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling, Jonathan Isaby, Matthew Goodwin, and Martha Gill speaking on issues of toleration, civil society, public trust and engagement in politics, as a result of Brexit, Chaired by Claire Ainsley, Executive Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, at the University of York's Festival of Ideas, King’s Manor, York: Festival of Ideas, June 9…

Polly Toynbee and Danny Dorling speaking shortly after the Peterborough by-election and the European Parliamentary Elections at a Hastings and Rye Constituency Labour Party Public Meeting, Lewes Town Hall, June 8th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking at the Economic and Social research Council (ESRC) London Doctoral Training programme (DTP)s’ Social Science Research Day: Social science to serve society: Communicating research to make an impact, Friends’ Meeting House, Euston, London, June 7th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Sally Tomlinson and Danny Dorling speaking at the Hay Festival, on the Oxfam Moot Stage, May 25th 2019. The day after Theresa May resigned.Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling giving the opening keynote at the Annual Bridge Group Conference, BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London, May 21st 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Public Lecture by Danny Dorling at The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, Management School Building, University of Liverpool, May 16th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaking about the book he wrote with Sally Tomlinson "Rule Britannia: From Brexit to the end of Empire", A Public Lecture, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keele University, May 15th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling: Rule Britannia, From Brexit to the end of Empire – Lakin McCarthy Presents at Komedia Comedy Club, Brighton, May 5th 2019.Oleh Danny Dorling

Rebecca O’Connell, Danny Dorling, and Hannah Lambie-Mumford, introduced by Liz Dowler, speaking on Food and Hard Times in three European countries, University College London, London, April 30th 2019Oleh Danny Dorling