FULL: Public Meetings on the Future of Rutland Wednesday, 22 January, 2025 Following the publication of the Government's English Devolution White Paper, including proposals to abolish district councils and create new larger unitary county councils, Alicia Kearns is holding two public meetings to discuss what this means for Rutland Council. Both meetings taking place at the Victoria Hall in Oakham have now reached capacity. Alicia expects to hold further meetings in... Local News
Tackling Radicalisation 16th March 2017 Over the last two days I've been listening to civil society groups from across Europe discuss how best to tackle violent extremism in our communities. What was... Speeches
DefenceIQ: The Intoxication of the ‘Art of the Hack’ 2nd March 2017 Information Operations seek to master the enemy’s operating space; to limit their ability to act, move and communicate. On the internet, hackers hold a wealth... Articles
Stop FGM: Call the Midwife tackles important issue 26th February 2017 This evening #CallTheMidwife tackled the cruel and pointless barbarism of Female Genital Mutilation. FGM is as morally unambiguous as 'honour' killings. It is... Articles
Oxford University: Public Diplomacy Talk 23rd January 2017 On Friday I was invited to speak at Oxford University's Digital Diplomacy Research Group on the topic of Visual Narratives in Public Diplomacy. It was a... Speeches
Sunday Times: Is Online Banking Really Secure? 23rd January 2017 Quoted in this weekend's Sunday Times on the issues banks face in tackling cyber gangs. Is online banking really secure? With evident online security loopholes... Articles
We Are the City: Profile Interview 20th January 2017 Earlier this week I was interviewed by WeAreTheCity about careers, women in the workplace, and my aspirations for the future. Here is the interview in full: “I... Articles
Capitol Hill: Countering Violent Extremism 12th January 2017 Last month I was invited to speak at the U.S. Government’s Public Diplomacy Commission public meeting on Countering Violent Extremism through Public Diplomacy... Speeches
Huffington Post: Why Aleppo’s Evacuation Was No Such Thing 28th December 2016 The ‘evacuation’ of Aleppo temporarily cast the world’s conscience on Syria once more. Images of civilians choosing between expulsion or annihilation have... Articles
Asharq Al-Awsat: The Forced Displacement of Aleppo 7th December 2016 Asharq Al-Awsat was kind enough to publish my article on how we could have helped the people of Aleppo, without putting members of our Armed Forces at risk, and... Articles
