Westminster Lecture: Is a just society possible?

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Westminster Lecture: Is a just society possible?

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Mar 21, 2019

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The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster, Rector of St Margaret's Church and Chair of Westminster Abbey Institute, in conversation with Mark Ormerod, Chief Executive, Supreme Court.

This event was part of Westminster Abbey Institute's 2019 spring programme 'Justice'.

#westminsterabbeyinstitute #justice #westminsterabbey

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Mar 21, 2019

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