Wise Up America! A Friendly Word from a Foreigner: Robert H. Smith Lecture in association with the Eccles Centre for American Studies

BBC journalist Justin Webb will focus on his view of America's problems and how they might be fixed. He will set his remarks within the context of the US and the UK in the modern era. Justin Webb is a presenter of the Today Programme and was the BBC’s chief Washington correspondent between 2001 and 2009. The lecture honours American philanthropist, Robert H. Smith, a key supporter of Benjamin Franklin House, who was passionate about the roots and reach of American democracy.