Date: Friday 14 August
Time: 16:30 to 18:00
Cost: £8.00/£6.00
While Scotland likes to promote its role in the abolition of slavery, the uncomfortable truth that Scots were also involved in the earlier exploitation of the practice has been somewhat erased from our history books. What was the real role of Scots in the slave trade and what was the legacy? Sir Tom Devine will […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 10:30 to 12:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Join Chair Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine and panellists to talk about freedom, femininity and faith for Muslim women, featuring journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown who advocates and reclaims female human rights and freedoms in her book Refusing the Veil. They are joined by Smina Akhtar, Director of Amina, the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. Book signing – Yasmin Alibhai-Brown will be […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 11:30 to 13:00
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
Is terrorism being used as an excuse to curtail our personal liberties? Are we content that our intelligence services are operating within laws that are fit for purpose? Join Chair Professor Alex Danchev, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, to discuss these issues with panellists Luke Harding, Guardian journalist and author of The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 16:00 to 17:30
Cost: £8.00/£6.00
30 extra tickets released - book now to avoid disappointment! In association with The John Smith Centre for Public Service at University of Glasgow and Carnegie UK Trust Hailed as the most popular political philosopher of his generation and a legend in the lecture hall who regularly draws audiences of thousands, Professor Michael J Sandel will give a […]
Find Out MoreDate: Sunday 16 August
Time: 13:00 to 14:30
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
The Hispanic population in the USA exceeded 50 million at the start of 2011. As a group who have traditionally under-participated at the polling booth, the number of eligible voters has doubled in the last 15 years and over one million young Hispanics turn 18 this year, which means potentially one million new voters ready to […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 14:00 to 15:00
Cost: Free
Cathy MacPhail was born and brought up in Greenock, Scotland, where she still lives. Before becoming a children’s author, she wrote short stories for magazines, comedy programmes for radio and two romantic novels. Cathy was inspired to write her first children’s book after her daughter was bullied at school. Cathy writes spooky thrillers for younger […]
Find Out MoreDate: Saturday 15 August
Time: 13:00 to 14:45
Cost: £6.00/£4.00
When the Scottish Parliament was created 15 years ago, Scotland was given full control over key services from health to education and increased control on finance and services. Join Chair and BBC journalist Glenn Campbell and our panel of experts to examine the challenges faced by the public services in a post-referendum Scotland. Panellists include […]
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