Why are western regimes in crisis? What can we do in Britain to turn the tide? Why have political and intellectual elites blown up their credibility? What replaces them?
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 17:00
Sheldonian Theatre
The Pharos Lectures are an ongoing series of free public lectures and conversations delivered by the most distinguished public intellectuals. Like their namesake, the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, they are intended to serve as a beacon and invitation to learning in a darkening age.
Dominic Cummings is a British political operative who served as Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2019 to 2020. He previously served as director of Vote Leave during the EU Referendum of 2016, and as Special Adviser at the Ministry of Education from 2010 to 2014. His first public lecture for the Pharos Foundation will address the following pressing questions: 'Why are western regimes in crisis? What can we do in Britain to turn the tide? Why have political and intellectual elites blown up their credibility? What replaces them?'