This Year’s Lord Caradon Lecture 2025
Trustees are delighted to report that Jon Sopel has agreed to be our speaker on 20 November 2025 at 7.30 pm at Plymouth University.
Given the current volatility in world affairs, they will be working with Jon to agree on the most relevant subject for his lecture as the year progresses.
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel is one of Britain’s foremost journalists and commentators. He currently hosts the multi-award-winning podcast, The News Agents, along with Emily Maitlis and Lewis Goodall. Before that, he was the BBC’s North America Editor, during which time he wrote a trilogy of books about Trump’s America. He has also served as the Paris correspondent and the corporation’s chief political correspondent. His new book Strangeland focuses on returning to the UK after his 8 years in the US. Jon also writes a regular column for the Independent on US politics. He is the pro chancellor of Southampton University and an ambassador for Hospice UK.