When are apologies genuine? Do politicians ever really mean it? How does saying sorry help us as individuals – and our society – to function healthily?

After a summer of high profile apologies from media moguls and police chiefs, and in the week after we’ve atoned, we bring together a marvelous panel of experts to examine apology. Does love mean never having to say you are sorry?

Join Baroness Julia Neuberger - rabbi, writer and social reformer; Gerald Mars – Professor of Social Anthropology, UCL; performance makers GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN and Irma Kurtz – writer, broadcaster for Radio 4 and BBC4, and Cosmopolitan’s beloved Agony Aunt, for a passionate evening of discussion. Chaired by Professor David Cesarani, historian and journalist.

“I realise that simply apologising is not enough” Rupert Murdoch