Lord Digby Jones – Holborn Bar Wednesday 3 June

Both as the Director General of the CBI, then as the Minister of State for UK Trade & Investment and more recently as a business and political analyst and TV personality in the new “Trouble Shooter”, Lord Digby Jones has become well known in the public arena especially for his candid, forthright attitude in his many media appearances.

Last night Lord Jones lived up to this description and more. Under our Chatham House Rule, a large turn out of members of the Leaders Club were very privileged to hear from Digby an entertaining but incisive and honest analysis of British and European politics in a talk entitled “What happens Now”.

He gave a personal account of his encounters and discussions with current and previous Prime Ministers and key Ministers of State with an in-depth evaluation of the recent election. Digby often referred to “leadership in politics” and was very clear that our political system lacked many fundamentals of leadership and welcomed organisations like The Leaders Club that had a deliberate focus on improving leadership across all sectors. In addition he gave some very supportive views on Europe that were well articulated and explored by members in an extended question time. He so enjoyed the interaction that he stayed for some time at the excellent venue at Holborn Bars continuing the lively discussions with members over a convivial glass of wine.

This was an event greatly enjoyed by the Club and Digby’s passion and consistent message was all about putting the “Great” back into Britain.