Recorded on Monday 23rd February at The Lady Chapel, Westminster

Speakers: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Assistant Comissioner Helen King and selected police officers

The forthcoming General Election falls on the 750th anniversary of the First Parliament which convened in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey, and the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

Has our politics lived up to the expectations of its historic foundations? Elected and appointed public servants now face an allegedly cynical public.

How do you win an election without selling your soul? What if you want to be idealistic and the world won’t let you?

Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of politics.