Convening · Roundtables
Twelve to sixteen people, no press, and a note anyway. Chatham House by default.
Roundtables are where a finding is stress-tested before publication, or where a question is worked on before it becomes a programme. Closed rooms — but never unrecorded rooms.
The facts, first
- 12–16 participants, allocated by relevance to the question
- Chatham House; no press; no photography
- A note of what was discussed, nothing attributed, within ten working days
- 4, including devolution arithmetic, 6 August 2026
Why a closed room still publishes
Chatham House protects the who, not the what. The note carries the arguments, the disagreements and the unresolved points — everything except the names.
A closed room with no note is a favour to whoever was invited. We do not run those.
Getting a seat
Seats are allocated by relevance: who is working on the question, who will act on the answer, and who will disagree well. Donation history is not a criterion and is not consulted.
To propose yourself, write with the question you would bring, not the title you hold.