The Grassroots for Europe Round Table
Some Reports are not available for reasons of confidentiality
Round Table #35
04/04/2023
“Connecting young people to democracy and politics.”
Tappan Vickery – Senior Director of Programming Headcount in the USA –
“Youth engagement: Connecting culture to democracy”
Matteo Bergamini – Founder and CEO of Shout Out UK –
“U-Turning Apathy”
Links to featured
– Headcount slides
– Shout Out UK slides
Yorkshire Byline Times article, 09/04/2023 – How can we encourage younger people to use their vote?
Round Table #34
07/03/2023
“The Wavering Wall: The Impact of undecided voters on Britain’s next General Election.”
Best for Britain Report
(December 2022).
Round Table #33
07/02/2023
“Combatting Disinformation – a key strategy for saving our Democracies and our Planet”.
Adam Barnett – Lead UK reporter at DESMOG,
Dr Mike Galsworthy – Co-founder of Scientists for EU,
Prof. Paul Willner (Swansea University)
Summary Report
Round Table #32
10/01/2023
“UK Immigration Policy – its damaging effects” –
Zoe Gardner, Policy and Research Manager – Another Europe Is Possible – “Current picture of Migration Management”
Jon Featonby, Chief Policy Analyst, Refugee Council: “Is the worst still to come? UK Asylum Policy in 2023.”
Summary Report
UK immigration policy: a small boat obsession that’s not fit for purpose – North West Bylines Article (01-03-2023) by Julie Ward.
Round Table #30
01/11/2022
“Russia & Brexit: hybrid war & dark influences” – Christopher Steele and Turlough Conway
Summary Report
Round Table #29
04/10/2022
“Some Perspectives from the Labour Party Conference” – Richard Corbett – European Movement & Former MEP, Francis Beckett – Author & Playwright, Alex Toal – Make Votes Matter.
Summary & Full Report
Round Table #28
06/09/2022
“A New Leader – plus ça change?” – Summary Report – Will Hutton (British writer and academic); Alexandra Hall Hall (Former British diplomat); Naomi Smith (Best for Britain)
Round Table #27
05/07/2022
“Campaigning – Some Alternative Approaches” – Summary Report – Ella Barrett (New Conversations ); Kyle Taylor (Fair Vote); Peter Jukes (Byline Times Network)
Round Table #26
07/06/2022
“Defending Our Democracy –Next Steps and shared approaches” – Summary Report – Jessica Metheringham (Unlock Democracy) & Shaun Roberts (Unlock Democracy)
Round Table #25
10/05/2022
“The UK – a “world-leading” safe haven for refugees?”
Summary Report – Dr Ruvi Ziegler (University of Reading)& Enver Solomon, CEO, The Refugee Council
Round Table #24
05/04/2022
“Divergence or Alignment with EU in Tech?”
Summary Report – Jim Killock, Open Rights Group &
Dr Monica Horten, Specialist Online Analyst.
Round Table #23
08/03/2022
“Muted Britain – Why trust has broken down and how we can respond” – Alexandra Hall Hall
Summary version with Q & As.
Round Table #22
08/02/2022
What Next for UK’s Democracy – the Orbanisation of the UK
(a) Professor Lauren Pech – Slides – The “Rule of Backsliding”
(b) Responding to the current anti-democratic threat in the UK
(summary version)
(c) Responding to the current anti-democratic threat in the UK (long version)
Round Table #21
11/01/2022
EU Relations & The State of UK Democracy. In Preparation
Round Table #20
16/11/2021
The Importance of Understanding the Psychology of Brexit for campaigning. Campaign Asks, Comments & Updates. In Preparation
Round Table #17
20/07/2021
The Assault on Truth – Checks & Balances
Round Table #16
22/06/2021
Winner Takes All – Inequality & The Australia Deal
Round Table #15
25/05/2021
Taking Back Control of The Media
Round Table #14
27/04/2021
The Threat to The Rule of Law
Round Table #13
23/03/2021
Voting Reform
Round Table #12
23/02/2021
“The State of The Union – A Realistic Perspective”
Round Table #11
26/01/2021
The Future Relationship with the EU and the political dynamics that will determine that. Updated Asks. In Confidence
Round Table #10
05/01/2021
What are the biggest challenges we face and how could we address them?
Round Table #9
01/12/2020
Campaign Priorities for 2021- In Confidence
Round Table #8
10/11/2020
Building Strategies – In Confidence
Round Table #7
20/10/2021
Campaigns – In Confidence
Round Table #6
04/10/2020
The General Election – In Confidence
Round Table #5
08/09/2020
Options for raising our voice? Methods? Tools? In Confidence
Round Table #4
11/08/2020
Key Campaigning Takeaways
Round Table #3
07/07/2020
Campaigning Objectives, Collaborations and Outcomes. Proposals for The Grid. In Confidence
Round Table #2
26/05/2020
State of Play – Negotiations with the EU – In Confidence
Round Table #1
28/04/2020
The First Meeting – In Confidence
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