Democracy in the UK after Brexit events
Listen and watch past events from our Democracy in the UK after Brexit project.
The Future of Democracy in the UK: Public Attitudes and Policy Options
27 November 2023
This event marked the launch of the project’s final report. It gathered leading figures from Westminster, together with an expert on public attitudes and members of the project team, to explore its findings.
Speakers:
- Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
- Wendy Chamberlain MP, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Commons
- Damian Green MP, former First Secretary of State, and chair of the One Nation Conservatives
- Professor Maria Sobolewska, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester
- Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit
A recording is available on YouTube and in podcast form.
Integrity and Accountability in Politics: what does the public want?
23 March 2023
This event marked the launch of the project’s third report. It explored public attitudes on some of the fundamental questions about how the UK’s democratic system functions.
Speakers:
- Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
- Professor Paula Surridge, Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol, and Deputy Director of UK in a Changing Europe
- Professor Joe Tomlinson, Professor of Public Law, University of York
- Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government
Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit.
A recording is available on YouTube and in podcast form.
Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK
28 April 2022
This seminar marked the launch of the project’s second report, containing the conclusions of the citizens’ assembly on democracy in the UK. In the seminar, the key conclusions were presented and discussed with leading experts and some of the Assembly’s members.
Speakers:
- Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit and Project Lead
- Kaela Scott, Director of Innovation and Practice at Involve and Design and Facilitation Lead for the Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK
- Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union and Labour Law, University of Cambridge
- Frances Foley, Deputy Director of Compass; Members from the Citizens’ Assembly
Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit
A recording is available on YouTube and in podcast form.
What Kind of Democracy Do People Want?
10 February 2022
The Unit held this seminar to discuss the findings the project’s first major survey of attitudes to democracy in the UK, originally fielded in July 2021.
Speakers:
- Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
- Paula Surridge, Deputy Director of UK in a Changing Europe
- James Johnson, founder of J.L. Partners
Chair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit
A recording is available on YouTube and in podcast form.
Attitudes to Democracy in the UK Today
25 February 2021
To mark the formal beginning of the Democracy in the UK after Brexit project, the Unit hosted a launch seminar, exploring what we do and do not already know about attitudes to democracy in the UK.
Speakers:
- Professor Jane Green, University of Oxford
- Deborah Mattinson, co-founder of Britain Thinks
- Professor Claudia Landwehr, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Chair: Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
A recording is available on YouTube and in podcast form.
Other events
Other events involving the Democracy in the UK after Brexit project have included:
- Meg Russell speaking at UK in a Changing Europe: Brexit: The research evidence conference, 21 November 2023
- Alan Renwick speaking at the Institute for Government: Citizens and the constitution: education and engagement, 17 April 2023
- Alan Renwick speaking at the Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation, Kellogg College Oxford: Street Voice: Can citizens’ juries help to address urban challenges?, 18 January 2023
- Alan Renwick speaking at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung webinar: Power from the People? Citizens’ Assemblies in the UK and Ireland, 25 April 2022