Over the past three years Brexit has thrown up a number of challenges for government, parliament and politics in general.After a momentous and frenetic autumn which saw court rulings, the government losing an unprecedented number of parliamentary votes, and then the nation going to the polls in a general election, there is now a moment of calm to reflect on the future of our nation outside of the European Union.
Many of the issues that have been drawn into the vortex that is Brexit have much longer histories than the last few months or years, but rather are the result of decades, or even centuries, of change. Over the next year Portsmouth Cathedral will be hosting monthly events to look at the issues of modern politics and the role that faith, trust and confidence has to play. The series will hear from local politicians, academics and clergy as we seek to looks at the interface between politics and faith.
Each lecture or seminar will take place on a Friday at 7.30pm in the Cathedral (event on 3 July in Becket Hall, Cathedral House, St Thomas's Street, Old Portsmouth, PO1 2HA
All are welcome to attend:
6 March Professor Graeme Smith: Political use of Biblical language
3 April Mr David Carpenter: Political Virtue and the Common Good
1 May Dr Anthony Rustell: The Politics of the Secular Age
5 June Mrs Flick Drummond MP: interview
3 July Mr Stephen Morgan MP: interview
Further events will be advertised for the autumn later in the year.
