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Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith
Lisa Claire Whitten – Northern Ireland and the UK Constitution 11 September | 18:45
Since the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the constitutional status of Northern Ireland has endured an unusual level of attention. Northern Ireland and the UK Constitution is a concise history of Northern Ireland’s pivotal moments, from Unionist governance and the Troubles to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the Brexit referendum. Considering each development within the broader context of the UK constitutional norms and narratives, Lisa Claire Whitten explores the exceptional constitutional characteristics of Northern Ireland and the ways in which these have often resulted in a Northern Irish ‘blindspot’ in analyses of the UK and its constituent parts.
This short book considers the shifts and impacts Brexit has brought to Northern Ireland, providing a lucid explanation of the possible constitutional repercussions.
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Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Vernon Bogdanor and Iain Dale – The People Who Make Politics 21 September | Temple Methodist Church | 14:00
Politics is all about personalities, and British political history is no stranger to their impact. Some election results are inevitable and some take even the pollsters by surprise. Some have changed the world.
Vernon Bogdanor, professor of government at King’s College London, looks at six politicians who changed the course of all our lives in his latest book, Making the Weather.
Each of the six – Aneurin Bevan, Roy Jenkins, and Tony Benn, Enoch Powell, Keith Joseph, and Nigel Farage – made fundamental contributions to the debate about Britain’s future and to the vibrancy of our democracy. From immigration to Europe, from the NHS to devolution, the issues and causes that brought these men to prominence are still of considerable contemporary relevance.
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Barnes Book Festival
Vernon Bogdanor – Making the Weather 22 September | Barnes Green Centre | 16:00
Vernon Bogdanor evaluates the far-reaching impact of six-post war politicians upon our country. None of these men became prime minister but collectively Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Roy Jenkins and Tony Benn on the political Left, and Enoch Powell, Keith Joseph and Nigel Farage on the political Right, all shaped the debates about Britain’s future.
In conversation with the historian David Kynaston, Vernon identifies how and why these politicians remain such live figures today and addresses their profound ideological beliefs on immigration, Europe and the NHS – which continue to drive political debate.
David Kynaston is a historian and writer; he is particularly known for his analysis of post-war Britain and is the author of a widely acclaimed series of works in this field.
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