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1 Foreword
2 The Warden’s Report
4 The Ethics of Spying - 2015 Annual Lecture given by The Rt Hon. The Lord Butler of Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC
10 Programme Report 2014-15
12 Trustees Report
14 Financial Statement
16 Council Membership
17 Corporate Associates
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Front cover: photograph - Doug Harding Foreword
by The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Dean of Windsor
I finished my Foreword to last year’s Annual Review by saying that St George’s House is “an institution with which I am proud to be associated”.
In his Report (later in this Review) the Warden of St George’s House writes of “the active assistance Clare we receive in so many ways from members of the David College community”. He says that this “reinforces the House’s position as part of the greater College Photographs: of St George”. I think that support given to the House by members of the St George’s community in general is a sign of the fact that we are all proud to be associated with the House and with its aims.
Living and working as we do within the Castle walls, it would be excusable if we were sometimes to feel cut off from the so-called ‘real world’. Our meeting with so many of that ‘real world’s’ representatives, when they come to participate in one or other of our consultations, reminds us that we are making a much-valued contribution to the well-being of wider society.
At the same time, it seems to be the case that it is our being somewhat set aside from the noise and rush of so much everyday living that makes much of our contribution possible. A little distance can enable people to see things in a new perspective. A different way of looking at things is often a gift that our guests take away with them from St George’s House.
I must not, however, give the impression that the House is to be appreciated solely as a place of quiet reflection. Discussion is frequently energetic and demanding, and of course the staff will bear witness to the fact that an enormous amount of energy is spent behind the scenes. Nevertheless, a shared sense of purpose seems to engender genuine cooperation which, in turn, usually makes for a happy and positive experience.
You will see from this Review that 2014-2015 has been a year in which a significant number of issues have been explored at the House. The Warden, the Programme Director and his team are greatly assisted by the interest and guidance of Fellows, and members of the Board and Council. In the course of the year, Krysia Hudek and Michael Reiss have stepped down as Fellows, while Shomila Malik has resigned from the Board. They each have our sincere thanks for all that they have contributed to the life of the House. Meanwhile, we have welcomed to the Council: Mrs Elita de Klerk, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Lord (Mervyn) King, The Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, His Grace the Duke of Abercorn KG, Admiral Sir James Perowne and the Right Reverend Dr Stephen Platten. We are all enormously grateful to them for what can be interpreted as their vote of confidence in St George’s House.
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ST GEORGE’S HOUSE his introduction to the speaker, the Dean commended Professor Grayling’s ‘eloquent lucidity.’ His lecture bore witness to the Dean’s well-chosen words. We are again indebted to Ambassador Edward Elson whose generosity ensures that the lecture is an established part of the St St George’s House George’s House programme. Annual Lecture 2016 March 2015 saw the latest lecture in our series of collaborations with Cumberland Lodge when a packed Reflections on Shakespeare Vicars’ Hall played host to Dr Susan Liautaud. Her Dr Rowan Williams discourse, entitled Understanding the Ethics Behind the News: The Contagion of Unethical (and Ethical) Friday 24 June 2016 at 6.30pm Behaviour, generated eager debate and discussion. St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle The 2015 St George’s House Annual Lecture was given in June by The Rt Hon. The Lord Butler of Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC who took as his theme The Ethics of Dr Williams took up the mastership of Spying. Given recent developments in technology, the Magdalene College, Cambridge, on threat of terrorism, and the Edward Snowden revelations, 1 January 2013. He was educated at this was a tremendously apposite not to say skilful Dynevor Secondary Grammar School contribution to this distinguished lecture series. in Swansea; he came up to Christ’s College in 1968. He studied for his With regard to St George’s House staff, we said goodbye doctorate at Christ Church and Wadham this year to Mrs Sue Pendry who retired after seventeen College Oxford, working on the years’ faithful service. We wish her well in her retirement Russian Orthodox theologian Vladimir and were delighted that she was honoured in the 2015 Lossky. His career began as a lecturer New Year’s Honours List, becoming a Member of the at Mirfield (1975-1977). He returned to Victorian Order. Cambridge as Tutor and Director of Studies at Westcott House. We welcomed back after maternity leave Jenna Tyer who After ordination in Ely Cathedral, and serving as Honorary now job-shares as Warden’s Administrator with Christine Assistant Priest at St George’s Chesterton, he was appointed Chamberlain. New to the team also is Susan Suchodloska to a University lectureship in Divinity. In 1984 he was elected who has joined us as a Consultation Coordinator while a Fellow and Dean of Clare College. During his time at Clare Catherine Pryer became our new House Manager after a he was arrested and fined for singing psalms as part of the number of years as a Consultation Coordinator. CND protest at Lakenheath air-base. Then, still only 36, it was Let me end this brief report by expressing once again back to Oxford as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity for six my sincere gratitude to all those members of the College years, before becoming Bishop of Monmouth, and, from 2000, community and beyond who give so generously of their Archbishop of Wales. He was awarded the Oxford higher time, expertise and financial support to enable the House degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1989, and an honorary DCL to continue its work. Our Council, Board, and Fellows degree in 2005; Cambridge followed in 2006 with an honorary are unswerving in their commitment while the active DD. He holds honorary doctorates from considerably more than assistance we receive in so many ways from members of a dozen other universities, from Durham to K U Leuven, Toronto the College community reinforces the House’s position to Bonn. In 1990 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. as part of the greater College of St George. My thanks to Dr Williams is a noted poet and translator of poetry and, apart them all. from Welsh, speaks or reads nine other languages. He learnt Russian in order to read the works of Dostoevsky in the original. I hope, as ever, that this Annual Review reinforces the This led to a book; he has also published studies of Arius, Teresa quietly significant role St George’s House can play of Avila, and Sergii Bulgakov, together with writings on a wide in addressing the various and complex issues facing range of theological, historical and political themes. contemporary society. Our mission, to nurture wisdom through dialogue, remains steadfast. Your commitment, interest and support underpin everything we do. If Associates have not yet requested tickets to attend Thank you. the 2016 Annual Lecture please contact us by email at [email protected] or 01753 848848.
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 3 St George’s House Annual Lecture - WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2015
‘THE ETHICS OF SPYING’
BY The Rt Hon. THE Lord Butler of Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC
Annual Lecture photography: Doug Harding
Mr Dean, my lords, ladies night of the 2012 Olympic Games, the and, in the new parliament, we’re now and gentlemen, thank you Queen herself was seen to parachute awaiting government legislation on this into the Olympic Stadium with James subject. very much, Mr Dean, for that Bond and so I began to think that it We didn’t always agonise so much. very generous introduction. might have the Royal seal of approval. In past times, we were prepared to It is a great honour to be It’s certainly a topical theme. There trust our intelligence agencies without added to the list of very can never have previously been a time asking questions. MI5 and MI6 were distinguished people who of such concern, partly stimulated founded just over 100 years ago in by the revelations of Ed Snowden, 1909 and GCHQ after World War I have previously given the that the state trespasses too far into but there was no acknowledgement St George’s House Annual all our privacy in the interests of in the next 50 years that they even Lecture. In this historic and beautiful protecting us from terrorism and existed. We all knew that they did place, the home of the Order of serious crime. Libertarian groups but nobody talked. It’s estimated that the Garter, the epicentre of English bring legal action against the 10,000 people knew the secret that chivalry, I was worried that the second intelligence agencies alleging misuse at Bletchley Park we could intercept oldest profession was rather a grubby of their powers. Last week, David and decipher German messages but theme for the Annual Lecture. It was Anderson, the independent reviewer nobody talked for 30 years. Churchill the United States Secretary of State, of counterterrorism legislation, said, ‘The people at Bletchley Park Henry Stimson, who said in 1929 produced a 373-page report on the were my geese that laid the golden when refusing to provide funding for balance between privacy and security. eggs and never cackled’. Of course, the predecessor of the United States Previously, the Intelligence and the intelligence services appeared National Security Agency, ‘Gentlemen, Security Committee of Parliament, of in novels - The Riddle of the Sands, don’t read other gentlemen’s mail’. But which I was a member, produced a very James Bond, John le Carré - but no then I remembered that on the opening detailed report on the same subject, one knew what the facts were, nor
4 enemy wireless messages or even Much, of course, is beneficial. hacking telephones and intercepting Communications data help the police letters. Now, we’re all subject to a in 95 per cent of the prosecutions huge amount of surveillance every day. they bring for serious crime. CCTV Satellites up there in the sky could read cameras, similarly, help to solve the time on your watch as you walked crime. Remember the sad case of across the ward to the chapel. There the girl, Alice, who earlier this year could be a hole the size of a pinhead was abducted and murdered on the in these walls - actually they’d have Thames towpath. Even this morning, some difficulty in putting them into I was reading The Times and my eye these walls - but those of you who was taken by an item headed, ‘Burglar have seen the American programme, outfoxed’. It said that a burglar has Homeland, will remember that a been jailed for four and a half years pinhead camera could record and after being caught red-handed by transmit everything that was going on a camera set up in a South London in a room to a distant location. There garden by a BBC Springwatch crew are remote listening devices that could hoping to record the nocturnal be a locational hearing aid 200 metres activities of urban foxes. Nigel Batten, away which could hear everything that 43, of Lewisham, was filmed trying to I’m saying in this room. Actually, they break into a studio office in Herne Hill wouldn’t bother to do that now. What where I used to live. they’d do is to activate one of your We willingly allow Amazon and Google mobile phones and that would act as to track our purchasing habits. We a transmitter, so that they could hear may not realise that we willingly do it what was going on. A beacon could be but we sign something which enables put in your car, so that your movements them to, so that they can bring to our in your car could be traced. You’ve attention goods and services we may been photographed many times today expected to know. The headquarters want to buy. Sometimes, the results on closed circuit television cameras. of the agencies in London were a may surprise us. I wondered why I It is said that when a child goes to closely guarded secret. There was was receiving so many emails urging school in London, they’re probably no law governing the intelligence me to buy highly unsuitable articles filmed on CCTV some 300 times. The agencies’ activities. As somebody said, of clothing until I remembered that communications data on your mobile they could bug and burgle their way I’d bought on the internet a tie with a phone will tell those who want to know round London just as they saw fit. We bathing beauty pin-up on it for my part where you are. believed that they were on our side in last Christmas’ village panto. and we let them get on with it. I remember, two or three years ago, My eye was also taken by a story in The being amazed when I asked my Now, it has become much more Times a few weeks ago and I think this grandson at half-term what his friends complicated. Why? I don’t believe it’s is worth sharing with you. The heading were doing. He said, ‘Wait a minute, just the end of the age of deference. was, ‘Rugby women play a blinder to Grandpa, I’ll tell you’. He got out his Of course, it was something of a shock solve crime’, and the story was that mobile phone and looked at an app after the Second World War when it a women’s rugby team helped police and he said, ‘Well, Tom is in Norwich emerged that some of the members of to recover stolen valuables by using with his parents, Harry is visiting his the intelligence agencies weren’t on internet technology to track down grandmother in Harrogate and Dick is our side after all: Kim Philby, Burgess, the alleged thief. About 20 mobile up to no good in London’. Maclean, Blake. But, again, I don’t phones, cash, wedding rings and other think that is the reason why now such And now, of course, we have drones belongings were taken from the Henley transparency is demanded of the which can be used to watch over us Hawks’ changing room while they intelligence agencies. at the will of people who control them were playing a match against Hove One of the factors is that technology remotely. So, the technology of George Rugby Club. Later, one of the stolen has changed so hugely. Spying is no Orwell’s 1984 and big brother is a phones was used to take a picture of longer just a matter of decrypting reality. It is here and it’s with us. another one of the phones lying on a
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 5 red bedspread. Police believe that the So, it’s the change of technology. of their best stories. But it’s the state thief took a photo of one of the phones The fact that, however innocent we I think we’ve got to worry about with a view to selling it online and are, we’re all under observation all most. The laws that govern how these this photograph popped up on a One the time. But it’s not just that, I think surveillance tools are used started Drive web account (which allows users there’s another factor as well, and that during the mid-1980s and have grown to access photos remotely) owned is the change of the targets. A hundred like Topsy. Now they are a bewildering by Alistair Mortimore, the coach of years ago or less, for example in the complex of legislation. Just to give Henley Hawks. Meanwhile, Amy Second World War, we only spied on you an example of the amount of Atkinson, a player, managed to follow foreigners. We didn’t do it to our own laws that have been passed on this the movement of her stolen phone people. But then, 40 years ago, with subject - the Telecommunications Act using a tracking application. Another the rise of terrorism in Ireland and 1984 first governed the interception of player used the Trip Advisor website subsequently with the rise of Islamic telecommunications; the Interception to search for hotels and bed and terrorism, we are forced not only to of Communications Act 1985; the breakfasts on the Brighton sea front use these means of interception and Security Service Act 1989 and close to the last known location of Miss surveillance on foreigners but on another one in 1996; the Intelligence Atkinson’s phone. She then spotted a our own citizens. That changes the Services Act 1994; the Human Rights Act 1998; the Regulation of photo from a hotel that matched the game, so that it becomes necessary to Investigatory Powers Act 2000; and bedspread in the photograph on the have controls. When there are such then in the last few years, the Justice One Drive account. The club tipped powers in the hands of the intelligence off Sussex Police who went to the and Security Act 2013, the Data agencies and the police and they Atlantic Seafront Hotel and arrested Retention and Security Act 2013, the can use them against the citizens of a man. Police said, ‘that a substantial Counterterrorism and Security Act our own country, there is a need for proportion of the women’s belongings 2015. This legislation like Pelion piled controls over them. were recovered and a 62-year-old man on Ossa, has become so complicated of no fixed address had been charged There’s also need for controls over the that no layman can understand it and with theft’. I think we could all describe media for whom hacking telephones some conspiracy theorists suspect that that as ethical spying. was famously for many years a source this was deliberate in order that the
6 authorities could find gaps that they them to look into it. The tribunal will these agencies had acted in breach of could go through to spy on you and look into it and they will tell you if this the law. me. So, there had to be a structure of is being done improperly. They won’t When you think a million NSA protection and this country has set up a tell you actually whether it’s being reports, 60,000 GCHQ reports, what’s very strong structure of protection. done but the answer you will get 99.99 surprising is how little embarrassment per cent of the time is that, when the What the basic laws say is that these that has caused. It’s caused shocking tribunal has looked at all the papers, means of surveillance, whether on our loss to the effectiveness of our security the law hasn’t been broken. Now, own citizens or indeed overseas, can but it hasn’t showed either breaches that could mean you are a legitimate only be used for very narrowly defined of the law or, for the most part - I’ll suspect and your phone is being purposes and the two purposes are come back to the tapping of Chancellor hacked but it’s more likely to mean that national security and the prevention or Merkel’s mobile phone - not things that no such thing has happened. detection of serious crime. If the police were embarrassing. But, nonetheless, or the intelligence agencies use their The intelligence agencies have ethics people have been shocked by his powers for any other purpose, they’re advisers and staff counsellors which revealing bulk collection. As I say, breaking the law. Also, the actions they they need and that’s to prevent the the impression got around that take have to be capable of being shown sort of thing that Ed Snowden thought everybody’s communications were as necessary and proportionate, that it was necessary to do, to go to the vulnerable to interception. But the fact they couldn’t do without them and that press and, in his case, to go to China is that the agencies only have access the purpose for which they’re using and Russia when he felt that things to a very small proportion of the cables them is proportionate to the intrusion. I were being done which offended that carry the world’s traffic. They then think people don’t recognise quite how his conscience and he thought the have to decide which of those - that restrictive the law rightly is. world ought to know about. Finally, very small proportion of carriers - are there is parliamentary oversight, the most likely to carry traffic which might If the police or the intelligence Intelligence and Security Committee, reveal terrorist plots. They then have agencies want to look at the content of which I mentioned before, and of computerised sifting devices which messages we pass to each other, if they which I have served as a member. pick out communications that might be want to listen to our telephones, if they suspicious and this is long before any want to open our letters, they have to So, there is, in this country, very human being has looked at what this get the authority of an independent restrictive legislation which controls mechanism produces. When eventually person. In Britain, it’s a minister, the actions of the intelligence agencies a human being does look at any of the Foreign Secretary or the Home and the police but, nonetheless, these messages, it is an infinitesimally Secretary. In other countries, it’s the people are very disturbed about it and small fraction of the traffic. I think we courts and the independent reviewer they were particularly disturbed by in this hall can sleep easy in our beds of counterterrorism legislation would the revelations of Ed Snowden. What that it’s not going to be any of our like to see the courts and judges used disturbed them most I think about the internet messenger. to give that authority in Britain. That is revelations of Ed Snowden was his a controversial matter. But the judges disclosure that the GCHQ can collect Nevertheless, legitimate concerns do come into it in Britain because there in bulk messages which are transmitted remain and so, in this age in which are commissioners, former judges, including phone messages, internet electronic communication and the who audit what the Foreign Secretary messages and so on, which they screen storage of data is set to be so dominant and the Home Secretary approve, in order to pick out the ones that might in our lives, and when the instruments to ensure that it does comply with be dangerous. This was felt in some of intrusion are so pervasive and so the requirements of necessity and quarters to be mass surveillance. It powerful, we have to decide what is proportionality and that it is only being was certainly in accordance with the good spying and what is bad. When I done for the purposes of protecting law and actually the remarkable thing told a friend that the title of this lecture national security and dealing with about Ed Snowden, which should was going to be the ethics of spying, serious crime. But there’s also then a comfort us, is that he walked off with he said, ‘But that’s a contradiction tribunal - I bet not many of you know a million reports of the American in terms. Spying can’t be good’, and this. If you think that your telephone National Security Agency and 60,000 since spying involves stealing other is being hacked, and some of us do of GCHQs which we had shared with people’s property, which they often because we hear strange clicks on the the Americans and I am not aware don’t want you to have, you can see line, you can go to the tribunal and ask that any of them showed that either of his point. Yet I’ve seen enough people
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 7 who work in our intelligence agencies NATO’s aims were defensive rather my old friends, Field Marshal Lord to know that they are people of the than aggressive. They were always Guthrie and Sir Michael Quinlan: ‘The highest integrity. They’re highly ethical deeply suspicious but through their just war tradition was not framed in people and, indeed, it is a criterion for penetration of NATO the Russians were the abstract. It represents a careful their recruitment that they should be able to satisfy themselves as to what attempt, gradually and pragmatically so. This is one of the qualities that the the real intentions of NATO were. So, developed over many centuries, recruiters are most looking for. So, how in war, spying is very, very important. to put some moral discipline, some do we resolve this paradox? How do But in peace time also, it helps - and humanity, into the business of armed we tell the difference between good we all know this, though we may not conflict without imposing a straitjacket spying and bad spying? know the details - to prevent many so rigid as completely to preclude terrorist attacks and serious crime First of all, why do we do it at all? Well, effective action against grave wrong’. and anybody who remembers 9/11 or let’s just remind ourselves of some We have an international law of war, 7/7, and everybody in this room will, of the benefits. In war these days, we have international agreements on knows that in dealing with terrorism, intelligence is absolutely essential, the boundary of what is permissible, prevention is so much better than cure. more essential than it has ever been. such as the Geneva Convention, but So, intelligence collecting – spying - When we have precisely targeted in the world of intelligence, despite is crucial in our lives. So what is the weapons which can land virtually on the general principles in the United borderline between good spying and a sixpence, we need to know which Nations Declaration of Human Rights bad spying? Because there is bad sixpence they should land on and and in the European Convention, spying as well as good spying. How are that is information that is acquired international agreement on the ethical we to draw the line? by intelligence. It is crucial that we boundaries has not kept pace with the understand what are the enemy’s aims Should we say that good spying is good developments in the spying business. and, indeed, I’ll give you two instances when the spy is on our side? I don’t We are having enough trouble in where I think it played a vital part in think that is a satisfactory basis for this country adapting our law to the preventing the outbreak of a third drawing an ethical distinction. As Edith developments just in our country alone world. war I’m old enough to remember Cavell said, ‘Patriotism is not enough’. and, of course, many nations in the the Cuban crisis and remember when Should we admire spies because world do not respect the conventions they’re brave? Well, many of them my wife and I were newly married, on human rights. going home one night - and many of are intensely brave but, again, that’s you may have similar memories - and not a sufficient ethical qualification for So, many ethical problems remain not knowing whether by the next day somebody who’s good. A burglar can and let me leave you with just a few the United States would have launched be brave. So, I think that the best way to mull over. Firstly, is torture ever nuclear missiles at Cuba. Why did that to solve this paradox is through the permissible as a means of extracting not happen? Well, it didn’t happen analogy of the just war. When we think intelligence? I suppose we must make because the United States had an agent about war, taking life is an evil but in an exception for the theoretical case in the Soviet Union, Penkovsky, who most of the religions of the world, it where we have someone who we know was able to tell the president that these can be justified to prevent the triumph for certain knows the whereabouts of missile sites, which had been seen from of greater evil. So I believe it is with a nuclear bomb which will detonate the air, were not armed and it would spying. It’s justified when it’s necessary in a few hours’ time and destroy take several months before they were and it’s proportionate to prevent a thousands, perhaps millions, of people. armed. So, the Americans were able to greater evil and when it is subject to But leaving aside purely theoretical deal with the matter by a blockade and, the law - I described the laws there constructs of that sort, we have to say in the end, the Russians drew back and are in this country. So, if we think of that torture is never justified. Torture the crisis was averted but, without the the concept of the just war, we may and other means of coercion such information, which Penkovsky gave, be getting closer to a resolution of our as blackmail or bribery are not only the Third World War could have been paradox. Spying outside the law or wrong in themselves but are not likely triggered. when authorised by the laws of an evil to produce reliable intelligence. As regime is evil. Similarly, although it’s not comfortable anyone experienced in intelligence to remind ourselves of this, the But there is still a distinction between collection will tell you, the only reliable fact that the Russians penetrated spying and war. In war - and here I agents are those whose motive is belief NATO meant that they knew that quote from the book, Just War, by in your cause.
8 Should we ever spy on allies? Was it have prevented that, was an internet St George’s House morally wrong for the United States message from one of the killers three National Security Agency to bug months before the attack which said Festival of Ideas Chancellor Merkel’s mobile telephone? that he wanted to kill a soldier. It was Tuesday 21st to It was certainly very unwise because only discovered after the event but they didn’t get anything useful out of could it have been discovered before Friday 24th June 2016 it but was it morally wrong? Well, I and used to prevent that outrageous noticed that President Obama said that act? In some circumstances, 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of he would stop it, that he would not communication providers do accept the founding of St George’s House authorise the spying on allies, but he these obligations. They have by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh gave himself a little get-out and I think mechanisms to close down accounts and the then Dean of Windsor, the Right Reverend Robin Woods. To he was right to do so. He would only relating to child pornography and alert celebrate this milestone, we are authorise it when issues of national authorities to its perpetrators. They say delighted to announce a Festival of Ideas. security are at stake and, in those that they will always comply with legal Distinguished speakers. Topical issues. circumstances, I think we can’t rule requirements. But, because there is no A unique location. Join us at St George’s it out. international consensus, they’re subject House, Windsor Castle for four days of to conflicting laws in the different Should some potential targets of lectures, debate and mini-consultations. countries in which they operate. Some interception be off limits because of of these laws, for example, in the the nature of their profession: priests, United States where many of them are Tuesday 21st June, 7pm lawyers, journalists? Almost always but based, are designed to protect data UK Education – is it fair and not if there is a reasonable suspicion relating to the nation’s own citizens fit for purpose? that they themselves are involved which prevents the divulging of data to Patrick Derham, Headmaster of in serious crime. Nevertheless, the law enforcement agencies of other Westminster School and Melissa Benn, they should be entitled, in my view, nations. author of School Wars: The Battle for to special protection. Should our Britain’s Education citizens have greater protection than Since terrorism and crime are now foreigners? In almost all the countries international, likeminded countries will Wednesday 22nd June, 7pm of the world, the citizens of the country need to have a dialogue and to find a have a greater protection because way of removing these conflicts in the Europe: Economics or Politics? intelligence – gathering was a national law. There’s already much work going Lord King, former Governor of activity against other nations and so on but it won’t be easy and, of course, the Bank of England most nations’ laws are built on that there are many countries which, in this respect, are not likeminded. So, many premise, but is that now out of date? Thursday 23rd June, 7pm ethical and practical problems remain All people have human rights and the On Liberty to be solved. Of one thing we can be requirement that intelligence collection certain; in our threatening world so Shami Chakrabarti, should only be undertaken when it is full of dangers, in which technology outgoing Director of Liberty necessary and proportionate for very enabling both communication across limited purposes, should in my view international boundaries between apply to people of foreign nations and Friday 24th June, 6:30pm those who mean us harm and not just our own. The 2016 St George’s House the means for its interception are Annual Lecture* Then, also topical at the moment, how developing so fast, there are going do commercial organisations such as to be problems to occupy the minds Reflections on Shakespeare Dr Rowan Williams, Facebook, Yahoo and Google reconcile of ethicists, of lawmakers and of former Archbishop of Canterbury their duty to support law enforcement diplomats in relation to the collection with their duty and interest to protect of intelligence for many years to come. For further information on tickets and the privacy of honest citizens? The This is a challenge which will not daytime events please visit Intelligence and Security Committee, go away. www.stgeorgeshouse.org/events of which I was a member, examined the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. The *Please note earlier start time for the only clue there was, which could St George’s House Annual Lecture
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 9 St George’s House ConsultationS
Programme Report 2014-15
As we approach our fiftieth anniversary, it is heartening to write that the purpose of the House has remained steadfast since its inception. When HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the then Dean Robin Woods founded St George’s House in 1966, their vision made available a unique space where topics of real importance to society might be aired and explored by people in a position to make a difference. The programme of clergy, social and ethical Consultations remains constant to this day. People from all walks of life and from across the UK and beyond make time to grapple with issues of consequence in the public domain. Proximity to history and spirituality plays a significant part in deepening the conversations that happen here. Therefore, our Consultation programme invariably includes the opportunity to attend the daily religious services and to avail of a private guided tour of the Chapel. Normally, each Consultation will result in a report for dissemination which provides not just a record of the discussion but often a template for action and influence.
What follows is a snapshot of the internal Consultations we have hosted in the year under review.
Character and Voluntary Service in This consultation, led by the Dean and in the digital age? We brought together Youth Charities, Canon Woodward, explored the nature parliamentarians, academics, civil 29 - 30 September 2014 of pastoral ministry through three society organisations, educationalists specific themes: Nourishment from the and others. This Consultation sought to explore World (what we might learn as we look Canon Pastors Consultation, how character is conceptualised by outwards at our society, and its cultures organisations running youth social action and communities); Nourishment in our 12 - 14 November 2014 programmes in the UK. This will bring own spiritual lives (how do we maintain This Consultation brought together a better understanding of the ‘double the wells of our resources of prayer, a number of Canon Pastors who benefit’ of undertaking youth social reflection and wisdom?). Nourishment received presentations on a number action – the benefit to society as well as to those we serve (how might we offer of themes: Pastoral Ministry in a the young person themselves – and the to others an oasis of refreshment in the Roman Catholic Cathedral; Cathedral virtues that are often developed when wilderness of modern living?). Our work Communities – Nurturing Vocations; 10-20 year olds undertake beneficial together included worship, Bible study, Is theology practical?; The Work of St service to others. Working with the group work, and input from speakers George’s House. The Dean, Canon Jubilee Center for Character and with an interest and understanding of Poll and Canon Woodward were all Virtues at Birmingham University, the this in their ministry. involved in the planning and delivery Consultation brought together a select of the Consultation. group of senior representatives from Towards a New Democracy, the youth social action sector, the wider 13 - 14 October 2014 Shadow and Shelter, voluntary sector, government, education 9 - 10 December 2014 Over the last 20 years the nature of and business. political engagement in British society Led by the Duchess of Abercorn, this Nourishing the Pastoral Heart, has changed dramatically. There is Consultation built on the atmosphere 6 - 10 October 2014 substantial evidence of incrementally engendered by the respective State growing citizen disenchantment with Visits to Ireland and the UK of Her Ministers of the Gospel are called (in politics both in terms of behaviour Majesty The Queen and President the words of the charge to those about and attitudes. Observational, focus Higgins. The focus of the Consultation to be ordained Deacon in the Church of and survey data all point in the same was to further our understanding of England and reflected in other Christian direction. Disaffection with politics and how reconciliation might be made Church’s call to ministry) to proclaim politicians is a recurring theme in public real and lasting. To quote from the the gospel in word and deed, and be discourse. Working with Professor Gerry background paper, ‘As President agents of God’s purposes of love. They Stoker of the Public Policy Department Higgins has so inspiringly told us, are to serve the community in which at the University of Southampton, our ‘Scath’ in Irish means both shadow they are set, bringing to the Church the Consultation sought to explore both the and shelter, meanings which can yield needs and hopes of all the people. They dimensions of the ‘problem’ of modern potentially different associations and are to work with their fellow members democratic politics and to look not only range of reference. In Eire and Britain, in searching out the poor and weak, at solutions but also how such solutions we can think of ourselves as islands the sick and lonely and those who are might be implemented. What are the and people living in each other’s oppressed and powerless, reaching into public confidence building measures shadow, either in the sense of being the forgotten corners of the world, that that we need to put in place to make our overshadowed by each other, or in the love of God may be made visible. democracy sustainable and future-proof the sense of offering shelter, shielding
10 each other from a fierce sun. The Irish years and which is timely in our Cambridge Coexist Leadership saying “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann contemporary society. Programme, 23 - 25 May 2015 na daoine,” meaning “People live in each other’s shadows,” reminds us that Promoting Christian Principles The third of three Consultations as we all need each other, and we are through Schools, 9 -10 March 2015 outlined above. ultimately united in that human need.’ There are a significant number of Corruption, Militancy and Protest, Back to Civvy Street: How can we organisations that have, in different 25 - 27 June better support individuals to lead ways, an intentional purpose to more successful civilian lives after promote and support Christian A partnership with the Justice and Security Research Programme at a career in the UK Armed Forces? education, many with a specific remit the London School of Economics. 11 - 12 December 2014 regarding Church of England ethos, especially relating to schooling and How does pervasive corruption in A recent Forces in Mind Trust Report religious education. There is a sense government relate to militancy and states that, ‘around twenty thousand however that coordination is lacking. radicalism in society? What forms of soldiers, sailors and airmen leave This in turn leads to duplication which corruption are politically radicalising? the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces is in turn wasteful of energy, creativity What is the role of international each year. Many have had their lives and resources. The Consultation assistance and security cooperation enriched by their service, and they sought to disseminate project in corruption? What policies can be transition into civilian life, together information, identify common themes, with their families, without significant adopted to mitigate corruption and encourage greater cooperation and difficulty. For some, however, this its adverse political impacts? The transition is brought to the point of consider the possibility of national Consultation took as its focus Nigeria, failure by mental health issues which coordination. Afghanistan, sub-Saharan Africa and range in complexity and severity, and Consultation for Her Majesty’s Ukraine. Participants attended from which are caused by factors before, Lord Lieutenants, these countries as well as from the UK, during and after military service.’ 13 - 15 March 2015 USA, Ireland and Switzerland. Whether it is soldiers coming to the end of their commission, or An annual gathering for Lord Science and Religion: The New those forced by redundancy to seek Lieutenants at the invitation of the Conversation, alternative employment, issues of Dean of Windsor. This brings together 3 - 5 July 2015 transition from military to civilian a mix of experienced and recently life are prominent in contemporary A continuing partnership with the appointed Lord Lieutenants to learn society. While mental health issues Centre for Theological Inquiry at more about the role from each other loom large in the forces, there are Princeton. Scientific research in all and from specially invited speakers. other areas that need proper debate fields presents major challenges for The programme is made up of a also: retraining, employment, aftercare, society at large. This is especially true number of presentations allied with an are all elements that contribute to a on questions of science and religion but opportunity for participants to learn successful transition. Our Consultation, the challenge extends to many other in partnership with the Forces in Mind through informal discussion. areas of public interest such as climate Trust sought to explore these issues. Cambridge Coexist Leadership change, bioethics, or the search for life Cambridge Coexist Leadership Programme, 20 - 22 April 2015 on other planets. Too often the public Programme, 12 - 14 January 2015 debate and media coverage focus on The second of three Consultations as sensational reports and conflicting St George’s House has developed outlined above. a medium-term partnership with viewpoints on science and society. All the Cambridge Coexist Leadership RAF Senior Chaplains Training, the while some scientists and scholars Programme. This entails three 15 May - 17 May in the humanities have been holding Consultations per year (January, a different conversation, one that Canons Poll and Woodward led on this April and June) which bring together is by contrast mutually respectful Consultation which brought together emergent leaders from the three and informative but too little known. a group of Chaplains to reflect on Abrahamic faiths. Each programme The Consultation reflected on this lasts forty-eight hours, during which their work, learn from each other and new conversation with participating time participants work on various explore common issues as a way of scientists and theologians from CTI aspects of practical leadership as well enhancing their work in the services. as on scriptural reasoning. These Part of their purpose was to explore and science correspondents and Consultations reanimate a strand of current tensions associated with the practitioners from the UK, asking how it interfaith work for which the House complexity of serving the imperative of might become the new story in the was highly regarded in previous the Gospel in a diverse military context. media and public mind.
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 11 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
God: Some Conversations, 6 - 16 July 2015 Led by Canons Finlay, Woodward and Canon Peter Johnson, twenty-four clergy gathered to look at a range of topics and the implications for their ST GEORGE’S HOUSE TRUST (WINDSOR CASTLE) ministry. Themes this year included: (A company limited by guarantee without a share capital) Registered Company Today’s Church; The Mission of the No. 3597496 Registered Charity No. 1071186 Church; Privacy – Dark Aspects of the Net; Sustainability; Democracy/ Politics; God and the Arts; Crime; National Health – Healthcare. Each topic involved a presentation from an TRUSTEES’ REPORT expert in the field followed by plenary discussion and, occasionally, detailed Year ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015 group work. Roots and Shoots, 30 July - 6 August 2015 The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, We welcomed back a range of present their report and the financial statementsof the company for international participants from the Jane Goodall Institute who spent a week at the year ended 31 August 2015. the House working on organisational development and addressing a variety of topics pertinent to the Roots and REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Shoots programme across the globe. Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the Participants this year came from Australia, New Zealand, the Far East, board and professional advisers on page 1 of the financial statements. the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America and across Europe. THE TRUSTEES LECTURES The trustees who served the company during the period were as follows: The 2014 Elson Ethics Lecture was given by Professor A.C. Grayling who took as The Right Reverend D J Conner, KCVO his title, Good Lives and the Good Life. The Reverend Canon Dr H E Finlay This year’s St George’s House The Reverend Canon Dr J W Woodward Annual Lecture was given by The Right Honourable The Lord Butler of The Reverend Canon M G Poll Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC whose Admiral Sir J M Burnell-Nugent, KCB, CBE, ADC lecture title was The Ethics of Spying. Mrs S Malik The St George’s House lecture partnership with Cumberland Lodge Ms L C R Minghella, OBE continued this year with the House Professor H E Montgomery, MB, B, S BSc, FRCP, MD, FRGS, FRI, FFICM hosting a lecture by Dr Susan Liautaud on the topic Understanding the Ethics Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, KCMG behind the News: the Contagion of Mr J L Newbegin Unethical (and Ethical) Behaviour. Dame B M Ogilvie, AC, DBE, FRS EXTERNAL PROGRAMME Dr R D Townsend Alongside the internal Consultations the House played host to a range of external organisations whose work is in keeping with the ethos of St George’s House. Regular visitors included the International Council for Caring Communities, the Windsor Energy Group, Windsor Leadership, the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and the CEO Collaborative Forum. We were delighted also to host the Prince’s Trust, the Royal Society of Arts and a number of other external organisations.
12 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT allocate Consultation support funds in line with the principles St George’s House Trust (Windsor Castle) is a charitable approved by the Board. company, company number 3597496, and registered charity The Trustees are satisfied that the accounts comply with number 1071186. current statutory requirements and the Charity’s governing Memorandum and Articles of Association, established under documents. the Companies Act 1985, govern the House. New Articles were adopted on 25 November 2013. The company is limited by guarantee without any share capital. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The Board consists of The Dean of Windsor, not more than The charitable objectives of the Company as outlined in the four Canons of Windsor and at least seven but no more than Articles are as follows:- 10 other Trustees, at least two and not more than four of whom shall be members of the Council of St George’s House. The “The Objects for which the Company is established are Board meets as required to consider and advise the House on primarily the provision of a residential study centre for those its programme of work. The Board of Trustees appoints the of the clergy or laity who wish to explore the moral, spiritual Finance and General Purposes Committee. The number of and practical implications of their various concerns and members of the company is unlimited but every member has to secondly other religious, educational and other purposes of the be approved by the Trustees. Company as the Trustees may from time to time The day to day operations of the House are controlled by the decide.” Warden and the Programme Director. Pursuant to this the Company runs a residential study centre St George’s House Trust (Windsor Castle) forms part of for clergy of all denominations; to be a place where people of the College of St George. In recognition of the large capital influence and responsibility in every area of society can come sum invested by the House into the buildings it occupies, St together to explore, develop and communicate their ideas George’s Chapel continue to provide the premises on a rent for the benefit of society. Participants are drawn from diverse free basis and in accordance with a mutually agreed license to sectors of society. occupy. The Chapel also provides a Canon to act as Warden These objectives are met by means of the provision of of the House. Other than that which has already been noted, appropriate Consultations. Such Consultations are designed St George’s House Trust (Windsor Castle) is not materially after taking advice from a range of knowledgeable parties. dependent upon the support of any individual, corporation or The aim of the Consultations is to draw together people who class of donors. might not otherwise have the opportunity to debate key issues Newly appointed Trustees undergo an orientation session with each other. The Consultation format encourages active to brief them on their legal obligations under charity and participation by all present and allows them in an atmosphere company law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of understanding and trust to challenge conventional thinking of Association, the Regulations of St George’s House, the and to develop new insights. business plan and recent performance of the company. Care is taken to ensure that Consultations involve a wide cross- The Board is required to meet twice yearly although it is section of society. custom to meet more frequently. The Board is responsible for strategic planning to meet the House’s objectives and develop strategy in relation to finance, Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees administration and marketing. The Finance and General Purposes Committee advises upon investments policy, The Right Reverend DJ Conner KCVO, Trustee monitors risk management and prepares business plans and annual budgets. The Programme Director and the Warden
St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 13 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
ST GEORGE’S HOUSE TRUST (WINDSOR CASTLE) SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015 2015 2014 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowment Total Total General Designated funds funds funds funds INCOMING RESOURCES £ £ £ £ £ £ Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income - Associates’ subscriptions 23,486 - - - 23,486 27,631 - Donations and gifts 49,919 - - - 49,919 35,188 Activities for generating funds - Investment income 30,589 - 167,834 - 198,423 161,141 Incoming resources from charitable activities - Income from course fees (turnover) 615,247 - - - 615,247 581,156 - Other incoming resources 69,312 - - - 69,312 71,297
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 788,553 - 167,834 - 956,387 876,413
RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating funds Charitable Activities - Costs of generating voluntary income 26,369 26,369 8,378 - Investment management funds 4,436 - 511 23,793 28,740 23,163 - Course related expenditure 521,058 - 97,058 - 618,116 615,501 - Support and House related expenditure 113,228 7,667 - 46,814 167,709 179,915
Governance costs 32,315 - - - 32,315 28,496
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 697,406 7,667 97,569 70,607 873,249 855,453
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 91,147 (7,667) 70,265 (70,607) 83,138 20,960
Transfers into funds - - - - - 50,000 Transfers out of funds - - - - - (50,000) Transfers between funds ------Net (expended)/incoming resources for the year 91,147 (7,667) 70,265 (70,607) 83,138 20,960
(Losses)/Gains on investment assets Realised - - 7,965 - 7,965 49,996 Unrealised (18,552) - (10,200) (107,501) (136,253) 157,656 (18,552) - (2,235) (107,501) (128,288) 207,652
Net movement in funds 72,595 (7,667) 68,030 (178,108) (45,150) 228,612
Fund balances brought forward 968,550 47,739 309,493 4,489,424 5,815,206 5,586,594
Fund balances carried forward 1,041,145 40,072 377,523 4,311,316 5,770,056 5,815,206 at 31 August 2015
All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included above.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’s STATEMENT TO THE DIRECTORS ST GEORGE’S HOUSE TRUST (WINDSOR CASTLE) We have examined the summarised financial statements set out above. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND AUDITOR The Trustees are responsible for preparing the summary financial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial statements with the full annual financial statements and the Trustees’ Report, and its compliance with the relevant requirements of section 427 of the Companies Act 2006, and section 377 of the SORP. We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 2008/3 issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our report on the company’s full annual financial statements describes the basis of our opinion on those financial statements and on the Trustees’ Report. OPINION In our opinion the summary financial statements are consistent with the full annual financial statements and the Trustees’ Report of St George’s House Trust (Windsor Castle) for the year ended 31 August 2015 and complies with the applicable requirements of section 427 of the Companies Act 2006, and section 377 of the SORP. MENZIES LLP, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor, Lynton House, 7 - 12 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9LT 14 ST GEORGE’S HOUSE TRUST (WINDSOR CASTLE) SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 31 AUGUST 2015 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Endowment Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total General Designated funds funds funds funds funds funds funds funds funds INCOMING RESOURCES £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Incoming resources from generated funds Fixed assets Voluntary income Tangible assets 46,749 9,555 1,221,134 1,277,438 1,331,855 - Associates’ subscriptions 23,486 - - - 23,486 27,631 Investments 575,094 65,576 3,079,321 3,719,991 3,891,815 - Donations and gifts 49,919 - - - 49,919 35,188 Activities for generating funds 621,843 75,131 4,300,455 4,997,429 5,223,670 - Investment income 30,589 - 167,834 - 198,423 161,141 Current assets Incoming resources from charitable activities Debtors 68,529 - - 68,529 85,629 - Income from course fees (turnover) 615,247 - - - 615,247 581,156 Cash at bank and in hand 560,618 302,392 15,702 878,712 745,407 - Other incoming resources 69,312 - - - 69,312 71,297 629,147 302,392 15,702 947,241 831,036 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 788,553 - 167,834 - 956,387 876,413 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year (169,773) - (4,841) (174,614) (239,500) RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating funds Net current assets 459,374 302,392 10,861 772,627 591,536 Charitable Activities - Costs of generating voluntary income 26,369 26,369 8,378 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 1,081,217 377,523 4,311,316 5,770,056 5,815,206 - Investment management funds 4,436 - 511 23,793 28,740 23,163 Net assets 1,081,217 377,523 4,311,316 5,770,056 5,815,206 - Course related expenditure 521,058 - 97,058 - 618,116 615,501
- Support and House related expenditure 113,228 7,667 - 46,814 167,709 179,915
Governance costs 32,315 - - - 32,315 28,496 Capital and reserves Funds TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 697,406 7,667 97,569 70,607 873,249 855,453 Endowment funds - - 4,311,316 4,311,316 4,489,424 Capital fund - - 1,232,191 1,232,191 1,279,005 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 91,147 (7,667) 70,265 (70,607) 83,138 20,960 Director of Studies Fund - - 1,576,199 1,576,199 1,643,595 Consultation Support Fund - - 1,404,488 1,404,488 1,464,111 Transfers into funds - - - - - 50,000 Elson Ethics Fund - - 98,438 98,438 102,713 Transfers out of funds - - - - - (50,000) Transfers between funds ------Restricted funds - 377,523 - 377,523 309,493 Net (expended)/incoming resources for the year 91,147 (7,667) 70,265 (70,607) 83,138 20,960 Annual Lecture - 59,172 - 59,172 68,268 Elson Ethics Fund - 8,150 - 8,150 7,042 (Losses)/Gains on investment assets Director of Studies Fund - 12,072 - 12,072 10,827 Realised - - 7,965 - 7,965 49,996 Clergy Bursary Fund - 4,890 - 4,890 4,890 Unrealised (18,552) - (10,200) (107,501) (136,253) 157,656 Windsor Meetings - - - - - (18,552) - (2,235) (107,501) (128,288) 207,652 Consultation Support Fund - 293,239 - 293,239 218,466
Unrestricted funds - designated 40,072 - - 40,072 47,739 Net movement in funds 72,595 (7,667) 68,030 (178,108) (45,150) 228,612 - general 1,041,145 - - 1,041,145 968,550
Fund balances brought forward 968,550 47,739 309,493 4,489,424 5,815,206 5,586,594 1,081,217 377,523 4,311,316 5,770,056 5,815,206
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 13 November 2015 and signed on its behalf by Fund balances carried forward 1,041,145 40,072 377,523 4,311,316 5,770,056 5,815,206 DJ Conner at 31 August 2015 The Right Reverend DJ Conner TRUSTEE All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. All gains and losses recognised in the year are included above.
TRUSTEES’ STATEMENT The trustees have pleasure in presenting the summary financial information for the year ended 31 August 2015. The summary financial statement is only a summary of information in the charity’s annual financial statements and trustees’ annual report. This summary financial statement does not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the results and state of affairs of the charity. For further information the full annual financial statements, the auditors’ report on those accounts and the trustees’ annual report should be consulted. The auditor’s report on the charity’s annual financial statements and on the consistency of the trustees’ annual report with those financial statements was unqualified. The auditors’ report contained no statement under sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. Copies of the full annual financial statements, the audit report and the trustees’ annual report have been filed at Companies House and with the Charity Commission and can be obtained from Companies House at: www. companieshouse.gov.uk or Charity Commission at: www.charity-commission.gov.uk. The annual financial statements and the trustees’ annual report were approved on 13 November 2015. These summary financial statements have been signed by The Right Reverend DJ Conner on behalf of the Trustees on 13 November 2015. St George’s House Annual Review 2014-2015 15 COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE’S HOUSE, WINDSOR CASTLE
August 2015
REPRESENTATIVE KNIGHTS OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE
The Right Honourable Lord Carrington, KG, CH, GCMG, MC, PC, DL
His Grace The Duke of Abercorn, KG
Field Marshal The Right Honourable Lord Inge, KG, GCB, PC, DL
Lord Mervyn King of Lothbury, KG, GBE, FBA
THE DEAN AND CANONS OF WINDSOR
The Right Reverend David Conner, KCVO, The Dean of Windsor
The Reverend Canon Dr Hueston Finlay
There Reverend Canon Dr James Woodward
The Reverend Canon Martin Poll
OTHER MEMBERS
Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn, OBE
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, FRS, FRCP, FMedSci, FLSW
Mrs Elita de Klerk
The Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, KCMG
Dame Bridget Ogilvie, AC, DBE, FRS
Admiral Sir James Perowne, KBE
The Right Reverend Dr Stephen Platten
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, MBE
HONORARY FELLOW & LIFE MEMBER
Sir Claude Hankes, KCVO
16 SPONSORS & CORPORATE ASSOCIATES 2015
The House acknowledges the assistance which it receives from its many supporters and sponsors. In addition to the support of individual associates, the House is grateful for that given by trusts and corporate bodies. Those who have contributed to the work of the House in the past year include:
The Cambridge Coexist Leadership Programme The Mulberry Trust The CEO Collaborative Forum Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company The Duke of Edinburgh’s Charitable Trust Mr I A Pirie Mrs Anne Engelhorn The Political Studies Association The Kirby Laing Foundation The Princess Anne’s Charities Koç Holdings Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable Trust The Robin & Henrietta Woods Charitable Trust Sir Mark Moody-Stuart Mr Robert Woods
The funds for the Annual Lecture were provided by the Trustees of the Sir Val Duncan and Sir Mark Turner Memorial Trust which was established by Rio Tinto plc in memory of Sir Val Duncan and Sir Mark Turner.
The funds for the Elson Ethics Lecture were provided by Ambassador Edward Elson.
HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF as at 31 august 2015 Warden: The Reverend Canon Dr Hueston Finlay Programme Director: Mr Gary McKeone Directors of Clergy Courses: The Dean and Canons of Windsor Warden’s Administrator: Miss Jenna Tyer & Mrs Christine Chamberlain Programme Administrators: Mrs Patricia Birdseye & Mrs Susan Suchodolska Finance Manager: Ms Fiona McNeile House Manager: Miss Catherine Pryer Honorary Administrator: Mr Colin Oakley
COMPANIONS & FELLOWS OF ST GEORGE’S HOUSE
Companions: Mrs Drue Heinz, DBE Mr Eric Hotung, CBE Honorary Fellows: Dr Carolin Engelhorn Sir Claude Hankes, KCVO Fellows: Mr Peter Ashby Sir David Brown Mr Richard Carden, CB Dr David Coates The Reverend Canon Peter Johnson Mrs Patsy Knight Dr Annette Kramer Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, MBE
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