Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment: Racism, Nationalism and Patriotism in Brexit Britain

19/04/2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm –

This webinar seeks to extend the conversation on the links between the politics of country, nation and race by addressing the following questions amongst others: To what extent is it possible to embrace patriotism but reject nationalism and racism? What is at stake in the pursuit of a ‘progressive’ patriotism, particularly in multi-ethnic and racially unequal societies, such as Britain today? Why has the question of patriotism emerged so emphatically in the last few years as a central component of the politics of belonging, on the one hand, but also as a politics of exclusion, on the other? To what extent is a progressive embrace of patriotism displacing a politics of economic redistribution? How do patriotism, nationalism and racism today talk to neo-liberal agendas and the projects of capital?

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Best for Britain: An Evening in Conversation with Gordon Brown

19/04/2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm –

Mark Malloch-Brown and Naomi Smith will be talking to Gordon about unprecedented challenges that lie ahead. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis and our trade agreement with Europe still incomplete, there are many questions to be asked about what ‘Global Britain’ will look like. We’ll also be asking what the Erasmus+ replacement means for the next generation of Britons? What the current Chancellor should be doing for a whole generation of young people facing joblessness? And what must happen to do to restore the UK’s commitment to aid and international development.”

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Labour for a European Future: Scotland, the UK and the EU

19/04/2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

In this webinar we will discuss the two big issues on Scotland’s constitutional horizon: its relationship with the EU and independence.
Since Brexit it has repeatedly been mooted that independence is a way for Scotland to rejoin the EU. But, even if this is possible, is it the right way to go? Can Scotland maintain its membership of the UK whilst having a good relationship with the EU?

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East Midlands European Movement: What do people think about Brexit?

20/04/2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

East Midlands European Movement next Zoom meeting is with Peter Kellner, a pollster, analyst and of course an active member of European Movement. Peter will talk about his polling experience and where he sees the public sentiment regarding Brexit just now, how pro-Europeans should address this sentiment to succeed and deliver our aims.

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Queen’s Policy Engagement: Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s, Belfast

21/04/2021 @ 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm –

Many of the immediate consequences of Brexit, such as new formalities and disruptions and delays to supplies, have received a lot of press since January. But looking beyond those headlines, is the Protocol working or indeed workable in practice, and what is on the horizon for post-Brexit Northern Ireland as the UK’s new relationship with the EU takes shape?

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