Brexit: Reality vs Fantasy
Event Information
Description
What has the EU done for us?
What would a No Deal mean?
What next if we Remain?
What can WE do?
Speakers
Dr Mike Galsworthy initiated and is Programme Director of Scientists for EU. He obtained a First in Natural Science at Cambridge and then a PhD in Behaviour Genetics at Kings College, London. He is an independent consultant in Research and Innovation Policy and visiting researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has also worked at UCL and the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Will Hutton is a well known political economist and journalist. He is Principal of Hertford College, Oxford and Chair of the Big Innovation Centre (an initiative of the Work Foundation). He is a former editor in chief for the Observer, and author of numerous books including "The State We're In", "Them and Us - Why We Need a Fair Society" and, most relevantly to the current debate: "Saving Britain: How We Must Change to Prosper in Europe" (jointly with Andrew Adonis).
Louise Irvine is a general practititioner and health services campaigner, co-founder of the National Health Action Party. She fought successfully to stop the downgrading of services at Lewisham Hospital and stood against Jeremy Hunt in the General Elections of 2015 and 2017, winning an impressive share of the vote.
Femi Oluwole is co-founder of "Our Future, Our Choice" (OFOC), which lobbies hard in favour of retaining our EU membership, particularly stressing the impact of leaving on youth (defined as the under 55s). Femi was born in Darlington, studied law at Nottingham University (specialising in EU law), worked in Brussels and then in Vienna for the UN Agency for Fundamental Rights, before abandoning his potential career in order to campaign full time.
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