We are delighted to invite you to our Brexit: local and devolved government conference in partnership with The UK in a Changing Europe. The event will explore the impact of Brexit on local government and on Britain’s towns, cities and regions and nations.
Speakers and panels will include:
- Keynote conversation: Lord Kerslake and Lord Heseltine with Professor Anand Menon
- Keynote speech from Bernard Jenkin MP
- Empowering local government: Lord Porter (Chair of the Local Government Association), chaired by Anthony Painter (Director, Action and Research Centre, RSA)
- Cities vs everywhere else: the new divide? Lisa Nandy (Member of Parliament, Wigan), Sir John Curtice (Senior Fellow, The UK in a Changing Europe)
- How Brexit may affect Britain’s regions and localities: Professor Philip McCann (University of Sheffield Management School), chaired by Sarah O'Connor (Financial Times)
- Devolution Post-Brexit: Dr Katy Hayward (Queen's University Belfast), Professor Roger Awan-Scully (Cardiff University),Iain Macwhirter (Columnist for Herald and Sunday Herald)
- England post Brexit: power to the regions? Professor Tony Travers (Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, LSE),Andrew Carter (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities)
A complete programme of speakers and timings will be uploaded on The UK in a Changing Europe's website soon.
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