Imagination: Scotland’s Festival of Ideas with Electoral Reform Society Scotland
Scotland and the UK after the IndyRef and Brexit
Wiston Lodge, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6HT
Friday November 25th-Sunday November 27th
Friday Nov. 25th:
6.00-7.00pm: Arrival
7.00-8.00pm: Evening Meal
8.00pm: Welcome:
Gerry Hassan and Willie Sullivan
8.05pm: The State of Britain’s Politics after Brexit
John Harris, The Guardian and Madeleine Bunting, author, ‘Love of Country’
Saturday Nov. 26th:
10.00-11.00am: IndyRef to Brexit: An Overview
Professor John Curtice, Strathclyde University
11.15am-12.30pm: Indyref to Brexit: Campaign Reflections
Severin Carrell, The Guardian
1.00-2.00pm: Lunch
2.00-3.15pm: Independence and the Economy
Douglas Fraser, BBC Scotland and Katherine Trebeck, Oxfam Scotland
3.30-5.00pm The Battle for the Media
Social Media and New Political Spaces
Angela Haggerty, CommonSpace and Willie Sullivan, Electoral Reform Society
6.00-7.30pm: Evening Meal
8.00-9.30pm
Cultural Shifts and Wars: Scotland’s Moving Landscape
Scott Hames, Stirling University, Mairi McFadyen, cultural academic and activist, Gerry Hassan, author, “Scotland the Bold’ and Madeleine Bunting
Sunday Nov. 27th:
10.00-11.00am
Brexit Britain and the Consequences for Scotland
Kirsty Hughes, Friends of Europe
11.00-12.00am
What do we do about England?
John Harris, The Guardian
12.00-1.00pm Future Challenges for Scottish Radicals
Robin McAlpine, Common Weal
1.30-2.30pm: Roast Sunday Lunch and Close
WEEKEND DETAILS, INFORMATION AND HOW TO BUY TICKETS:
Weekend ticket for all events: £60
Special Saturday day ticket: £40 (including lunch but not evening meal/event)
Accommodation and meals: two nites accommodation (in shared rooms), Friday and Sat evening meals, Sat & Sun lunches, and Sat & Sun breakfasts: £105
BOOKING INFORMATION:
DIRECT BOOKING FOR ALL TICKETS:
Enquiries about accommodation only and sharing rooms contact Phil Connor: 07941087837
Any enquiries about the programme or weekend: Gerry Hassan at: [email protected]
All events and accommodation at:
Wiston Lodge, Millrig Road, by Biggar, ML12 6HT, 60 minutes maximum from Glasgow and Edinburgh
Please book early to avoid disappointment as limited places are available.
