Power and the people: a history of British energy since 1810

Tue 17 Nov · In-person public event (MAR.1.08 · WC2A

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LSE Skip to main content 17 Nov Power and the people: a history of British energy since 1810 Hosted by the LSE European Institute In-person public event (MAR.1.08, Marshall Building) Tuesday 17 November 2026 6.30pm - 8pm Speaker Dr Arthur Downing Chair Dr Abby Innes Join us for the book launch of Power and the People, the new book by Arthur Downing. The energy crisis of the early 2020s exposed the true nature of Britain’s energy system: fragile, fragmented, comically complicated, and hopelessly dependent on imported fossil fuels. How did it come to this?

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