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War on Woke - Is it popular and is it Conservative?
02 October 2023, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
UCL Policy Lab panel at Conservative Party Conference 2023 in partnership with More in Common.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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James Baggaley
Location
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Kimpton Clocktower, Clocktower 7Oxford St,ManchesterM60 7HAUnited Kingdom
To register for the event email policylab@ucl.ac.uk. This event will take place at the Conservative Party Conference and requires attendees to have a conference pass.
So-called “culture war debates” have dominated the last Parliament on everything from diversity targets to trans and gender identity, cancel culture to critical race theory in universities. But what do the public think about the ‘war on woke’ - is it popular and is it conservative? This panel will explore More in Common’s polling and focus group insights on these issues, debate the merits and costs of the ‘war on woke’ and explore how politics and our national institutions can better manage these debates.
About the Speakers
Emily McTernan
Associate Professor in Political Theory, University College London
Luke Tryl
UK Director, More in Common
Brendan Clarke Smith MP
Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw, Conservative Party
Sunder Katwala
Director of British Future and author of How to Be a Patriot: Why love of country can end our very British culture war
Nikki DaCosta
Former Director of Legislative Affairs, No. 10
Matt Warmam MP
MP for Boston and Skegness