The next Independent Seminar on the Open Society takes place 10am-5pm on Friday 6th May 2005 here in Westminster. ISOS - now in its 27th year - aims to expose school students to some current debates in economics, government, and politics. With some success - students who attended ISOS in the past are now MPs, TV and radio producers, and successful policy specialists in business.

The programme meshes in with the A2 exam syllabus, and this year's theme is Government, the economy, and the individual. And among the prominent speakers are Paul Ormerod (Economist and Author), Lord Taverne (Liberal Democrat Peer), Alex Singleton (Globalisation Institute), James Stanfield (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne), Andrew Haldenby (head of the think-tank Reform), Chris Woodhead (controversial former schools inspector), Lord Ahmed (the first Muslim to become a life peer) and Tony Gilland (of the ex-Marxist Institute of Ideas).

The event is free of charge but places are limited, so you need to get an application in right away if you want to be there. Email isos@adamsmith.org for information and invitations.