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After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia? Lecture Series April - June 2021

After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia? Lecture Series April - June 2021

FREE | ONLINE | OPEN TO ALL

Now that the UK has left the EU, what role should it play in the world? What is ‘Global Britain’, and is it a realistic project after the Covid-19 pandemic? What kind of relationship should the UK seek with its European neighbours? How serious are the tensions between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on the question of the UK’s future relationship with the EU, and do they threaten the union?

In this online lecture series, leading figures from politics and academia share their reflections, and offer their hopes and fears.

All events are free and open to all and will be delivered online via Zoom. They will also be available on YouTube for playback at a later date. Booking Essential for live events: ​ Book here

After The Lockdowns: Did Covid-19 Kill Global Britain?
27 April 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Speaker: Daniel Hannan, Baron Hannan of Kingsclere (Author, Conservative peer, and former MEP. He serves as adviser to the UK Board of Trade and is President of the Initiative for Free Trade)

Brexit ... Reversing 1000 Years of History between These Islands
11 May 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Speaker: John Bruton (Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, former Fine Gael party leader, and former EU Ambassador to the US)

A United Kingdom? Brexit and the Future of the Union
25 May 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Panellists: Katy Hayward (Professor of Political Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast and Senior Fellow ‘UK in a Changing Europe’), Nicola McEwen (Professor of Territorial Politics, University of Edinburgh and Senior Fellow ‘UK in a Changing Europe’), Dan Wincott (Blackwell Professor of Law and Society, Cardiff University, and Research Director of the ESRC ‘UK in a Changing Europe’ initiative)

Back to the Future? The Meaning of Global Britain
8 June 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Speaker: Margaret MacMillan CC CH (Professor of History, University of Toronto and, Professor of International History, University of Oxford)

Brexit: Revolution without end or a stable future?
22 June 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Speaker: Dominic Grieve QC PC (President of the European Movement, former Independent MP, and former Conservative politician)

Series convened by: Hussein Kassim (Professor of Politics, UEA, and Senior Fellow ‘UK in a Changing Europe’)