A conversation with Hilary Benn MP
Video of a discussion between senior Labour MP Hilary Benn and Policy Scotland’s Deputy Director Des McNulty about Brexit and what it means for Britain’s future.
The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Sir Ivan Rogers’s Brexit lecture – video and full text
Video and full text of Sir Ivan Rogers’ lecture, ‘The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Looking ahead to the coming year(s) of the Brexit process’, hosted by Policy Scotland at the University of Glasgow on 25 November 2019.
Brexit and the UK in the world: what lies ahead?
Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, examines what might lie ahead for the UK after Brexit.
Democracy in Scotland: what’s the place of the Citizens’ Assembly?
Scotland’s experiment in deliberative democracy is its new Citizens’ Assembly. In this public lecture, hosted by Policy Scotland, David Martin, the Co-Convenor of the Assembly, will set out his hopes and aspirations for this innovation.
The Civic University and the City
A public lecture by Professor John Goddard OBE which explored the challenge of building bridges between place, higher education and research and innovation policy.
John Smith Centre Guest Lecture: The Rt Hon Sir John Major
A free public lecture by the former Prime Minister Sir John Major was the culmination of the 2019 Conference on Public Service organised by the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow.
Blog: Full text of lecture by Sir Martin Donnelly
Sir Martin Donnelly lecture in September 2018 at the University of Glasgow: ‘Britain after Brexit: the political and economic choices ahead’.
Ruth Davidson lecture: Building a stronger future for Britain – Full text
In this lecture on 31 May 2018, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP set out her vision for improving the Scottish economy and addressing challenges such as Brexit and immigration, health funding, education and housing.
Blog: The history and origins of Brexit – lecture by Sir Ivan Rogers, October 2017
Full text of a lecture by Sir Ivan Rogers in October 2017 which focused on the trajectory of the UK’s relationship with Europe in recent decades, charting out the path which led to the eventual vote to leave.
Michael Russell MSP – Brexit and the implications for higher education in Scotland
Announecment of a public lecture by Michael Russell MSP, Scotland’s Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe, in June 2017.