Our beliefs, perceptions and feelings determine the way we see the world and how we respond to it. They sit underneath our decisions and actions, influencing them even as we seek to apply reason and rationality to all we do. They are subtle policy drivers.
Art and imagination speak to our inner selves more powerfully than evidence and analysis, so would a dialogue with the arts help policy makers? Would it usefully soften an overly utilitarian approach to public service, or would it only undermine tried and tested ways of working, replacing them with nothing constructive?
The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, and Paul Baumann, Receiver General, Westminster Abbey
Hughie O'Donoghue, artist, and Baroness Hale, President of the Supreme Court
James O'Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey, and Clare Moriarty, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Exiting the European Union
Micheal O’Siadhail, poet, and Lord Blunkett, former Cabinet Minister
Audio recordings of the Art, Imagination and Public Service events are available on AudioBoom (external website).
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SubscribeIt’s very hard not to be enthusiastic working at the Abbey. If this place doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will.