We are delighted to announce that Dr Benjamin Ferguson has been appointed as Assistant Professor in PPE and will join the Philosophy Department in October 2019.

Congratulations to all our Final Year PPE students who graduated from the University on Thursday 18 July 2019. Before their Graduation ceremony graduates, along with their family and friends, were invited to join academic and administrative staff from PPE to celebrate their graduation success and achievements for a celebratory lunch, drinks and prize-giving in Panorama, Rootes Building.

Congratulations to Neville Lai, one of our Final Year PPE students, who has won an Outstanding Student Contribution Award (OSCA)!

Among other projects during his time at Warwick, Neville has been finance lead on an Enactus project in Ghana and Pakistan attempting to deal with period poverty and the concomitant economic/social disadvantage. This project is partnered with a division of the UN, and they are launching a pilot this summer helping 2000 girls. Neville also worked with Warwick in Africa, where he set up a math club for his assigned school in his own time. He has also been a dedicated Student Ambassador, assisting the department with Open Days and other outreach activities.

Neville will receive his award at the PPE Graduation ceremony in July. Congratulations once again, Neville!

Professor Wyn Grant reflects on the current state of British politics:-

"With the 13th candidate announcing for the Conservative Party leadership, we now have a baker's dozen wanting the poisoned chalice and eager to join the growing list of Tory leaders brought down by the European question. It's even possible that some candidates will only get their own vote as their nominators may not vote for them."

"While this comic opera continues, a solution to Brexit is as far away as ever. Indeed, it may no longer be possible to compromise on a soft Brexit that wins grudging acceptance from both sides of the argument."

PPE held its 2019 Social on Friday 3 May, bringing together students, staff and alumni. This year our social was held in The Slate, with welcome drinks, a street food dinner and dancing. We were delighted to welcome back a number of alumni, and especially to hear some wise words from graduates Ionut, Jasmine and Arthi.